Damage to the interior of Christ Church from Hurricane Ivan.

During the height of the storm, the force of the wind drove the topmost part of the façade of the Church
(including the church bell) backward, through the red-clay tile roof, through the carefully-crafted barrel-vaulted
ceiling, and through the heart-pine floor of the nave, leaving a pile of rubble and smashed pews.

Work began immediately of securing and protecting the building.

The façade of Christ Church as it appears today, with its topmost segment
missing. The inset shows the façade as it once was,
and someday will be again! Amen.

 

Rubble at the back of the church before clean-up began.

Another view of the rubble, looking into the church.

As the rubble was cleared away, the mass of the façade comes into view, large portions intact.
Notice the cross in the center of the picture.

The church bell, which appears to be intact. The bell was hung as a memorial to
the Rev. George Hendree Harrison (Laura Harrison's father-in-law),
who was Rector of Christ Church from 1921 until his death in 1936.

Christ Church joined the hundreds of "blue roofs" on Thursday evening as
a tarp was placed over the opening as a temporary measure.

Framing for a more permanent cover was well underway when this photo was
taken late Friday morning. Notice the steel beams at the lower right of the photo,
part of the original 1903 construction, and cited by Jr. Warden Matt Yonge
as the reason the collapse ended where it did!