Lee Congregational Church Saving a steeple Lee's First Congregational Church will cost more than $90,000 to fix - but members of the church are shouldering the financial burden.
Thursday, August 28
LEE — The First Congregational Church steeple — a beacon for travelers to town — will soon glow again.
Church members are spending more than $90,000 to repair and repaint the tallest all-wooden, post-and-beam steeple in New England. The white spire to the 151-year-old historic house of worship is often the first structure motorists see as they exit the MassPike in Lee.
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