Stained glass windows stolen from historic church in Braddock

BRADDOCK, Pa. — More than a dozen stained glass windows were stolen from a historic church in Braddock, and a lot of people are upset.

The former First United Presbyterian Church on the corner of Orchard and Parker streets has been closed for two years, but recently, some uninvited guests forced their way inside and stole valuables.

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Thirteen stained glass windows were stolen from all sides of the building.

"A 14th was damaged that they attempted to steal. We think they tried to break in to the Braddock Carnegie Library next door but were scared off by some reason," Jason Togyer from the Mon Valley Initiative said.

The Mon Valley Initiative purchased the church and hoped to revitalize it and turn it into apartments with the original windows as a unique feature.

"It's sad that someone would attack a poor community like Braddock take these windows and put them in someone's high end house," Togyer said.

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