Construction on St. Matthew's nears completion

HOUMA, La. (AP) After a 2010 fire destroyed their church, parishioners of St. Matthew's Episcopal in Houma look forward to returning to their former location in the coming weeks.

The Rev. Craig Dalferes, rector at St. Matthew's, tells The Courier (http://bit.ly/UFnf4r) the new school building and parish hall will be completed by the start of the start of the school year in August.

Dalferes also estimated the church will be completed around December as the building's interior will need additional work.

The fire began in the church and spread to one wing of the school, which burned through the roof, causing the building's collapse.

St. Matthew's, which was listed on the National Registry of Historical Places, was Terrebonne's second oldest church.

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Information from: The Courier, http://www.houmatoday.com

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