Light fills St. James Anglican Church in Hudson, Que. Above the original fieldstone walls, the roof is covered in a translucent white tarp held up by brand new Douglas Fir trusses.
Inside the nave, the floor is covered in dust and debris as scaffolding reaches towards the sky. The historic church is undergoing major rebuilding following a devastating fire in April 2024.
Congregant Marcus Owen walks through the space pointing out some of the work that is underway.
“We had 13 stained glass windows, which had been put in over the years,” he says, pointing to boarded up spaces.
“You can see they have all been removed.”
A fire destroyed much of the historic St. James Anglican Church in Hudson, Que. on April 14, 2024. (Cosmo Santamaria, CTV News)
The fire completely destroyed the 183-year-old church’s roof. Most of the damage inside the structure was due to smoke and water, says Reverend Sophie Rolland.
“It took about three or four months to really get …