Henninger's is very proud to have been a part of the recent renovation of St. Mary Church in Defiance. Here are a couple of before and after pictures to show the transformation of this beautiful church.
Before and After Pictures
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| Facade of Choir Loft - Before Renovation |
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| Facade of Choir Loft - After Renovation |
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| Sanctuary - Before |
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| Sanctuary - After |
To assist St. Mary's fundraising efforts, Henninger's artists made the following watercolor designs. These images helped to build enthusiasm for the project and were used as a guide for the style, shape, and finish of various pieces.
Artist Watercolor Designs
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| Artist's rendition of renovated church |
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| Artist's rendition of renovated church |
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| Artist's rendition of renovated church |
While the entire church was renovated, from floor to ceiling, Henninger's was tasked with the following work:
- Custom Wood Furniture
- Ambo with granite book holder
- Altar of Sacrifice with granite mensa
- Altar of Repose with granite mensa
- Presider’s Chair
- Two Deacon Chairs
- Baptismal Font with mosaic bowl and granite top
- Ambry
- Custom Wood Panels and Trim throughout church
- Gothic wall panels – 4 sanctuary walls
- Balcony wall – Gothic panels and modify railings
- New wood panels on 3 risers leading up to tabernacle & 3 risers leading up to sanctuary
- Wood columns on stair railings
- Frames on Marian and Joseph Shrines
- Frames of Four Evangelists
- Quatrefoil carvings on face of wainscoting
- Pew refinishing
- New kneelers
All of the new wood furniture was built and installed by New Holland Church Furniture.
Ambo
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| Ambo Design |
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| Ambo Design |
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| Ambo in Wood Shop |
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| Installed Ambo |
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| Ambo installed |
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| Corinthian Capital Detail on Ambo |
Altar of Sacrifice
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| Altar of Sacrifice Design |
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| Installed Altar of Sacrifice |
Altar of Repose
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| Installed Altar of Repose |
Baptismal Font
The baptismal font offered an interesting challenge for Henninger's team. Our service team has a motto of "we'll figure it out". So when they were asked to create a new bowl with mosaic tiles 44" in diameter, they engineered a new system to make a smooth, watertight bowl out of Venetian tile.
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| Baptismal Font Design |
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| Fabrication of new bowl |
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| New Mosaic Bowl |
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| New Mosaic Bowl |
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| New Mosaic Bowl |
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| Baptismal Font in Wood Shop |
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| Installed Baptismal Font |
Wood Panels and Trim throughout Church
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| Quatrefoils in Wood Shop |
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| Gothic Panels in Wood Shop |
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| Quatrefoils on Wainscoting |
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| Risers |
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| Gothic Panels in Sanctuary |
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| Detail of Quatrefoil Cut Outs on Risers |
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| Gothic Frame for Evangelists |
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| Gothic Frame for St. Joseph |
Pew Refinishing and New Kneelers
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| Pew Frontal |
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| Pew End |
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| Custom Kneelers |
Henninger's owes a big thank you to the hard work of many of our employees, the team at New Holland Church Furniture, Fr. Randy Giesige, and the entire staff at St. Mary. We are thrilled to help bring new life to this breathtaking church in Northwest Ohio.
Photo credit: Nick Heyob
