A Nesquehoning church is looking to restore and preserve its nearly 100-year-old stained glass windows but needs the community’s help to do so.

St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church is currently holding a yearlong campaign to raise over $100,000 for the restoration work.

Father Robert Teklinski, pastor of the church, said that the exact date of installation of the windows is not known, but the church history shows them being installed sometime in the 1940s by the former Mahon Art Glass Company of Wilkes-Barre.

The windows, which depict various scenes of saints and Christ’s life, have withstood the test of time with minor blemishes, and the parish hopes to maintain them for decades to come.

Teklinski said that so far, the church has raised approximately $15,000 and hopes to be able to complete the project next spring.

Nancy Kerestus, president of the board of trustees, said that the estimate the church has received is $168,000.

Work will include replacing the storm windows on the outside of each stained glass window, as well as repairing any broken panes and cleaning the stained glass itself.

“Although these are hard time for many, we humbly ask for your support,” the church wrote in its bulletin.

Teklinski said that the windows are an important feature of the church, which is one of the largest buildings in Nesquehoning, with its recognizable green domes.

Donations of any amount are now being accepted, with donors who give $500, $1,000 or $1,500 being honored on a plaque that will be displayed when the project is complete.

If you would like to help St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church, checks can be sent to the church at 9 W. Railroad St., Nesquehoning, PA 18240. Checks should be made payable to St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church with “windows” in the memo line.