Episcopal Press and News

Damage Reported in Olympia Churches

Episcopal News Service. March 7, 2001 [2001-53]

Brian Sellers-Petersen, director of West Coast operations for Episcopal Relief & Development, reports the following damage to congregations in the Diocese of Olympia from the Ash Wednesday earthquake.

Diocesan House: chimney has extensive damage; still waiting for engineer feedback

St. John, Olympia: damage to bell tower; broken processional cross

St. Andrew, Aberdeen: three organ pipes shifted; no structural damage

St Paul, Bremerton: some plaster down; cracks along stained glass, under beams, on outside of building

St Elizabeth, Burien: stained glass window protectors damaged; otherwise okay

St. John, Gig Harbor: building cracks, cosmetic damage; engineers have visited; building is safe

Ascension, Seattle: no damage but Magnolia Bridge closed up to 6 months

St. John the Baptist, Seattle: crack in chancel; organ pipes toppled, damaged

St. Stephen, Seattle: organ pipe crushed

Trinity, Seattle: extensive structural damage to tower, interior of sanctuary

St. David, Shelton: existing crack extended

Christ Church, Tacoma: plaster in stairwell to Fireplace Room

St. Margaret, Bellevue: crack in wall of sanctuary; damaged organ

St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle: organ damaged

St. Stephen, Longview: some broken glass from fallen shelved items

All Saints, Vancouver: cracks in sheet rock; mild cosmetic damage

St. Paul, Seattle: cracked stained-glass windows; fallen-brick damage to rector's car; some bent organ pipes