New Postcard Now Available!

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The new postcard is now for sale at the Chesterville Corner Store,
the Chesterville Town Office and Sandy River Farms
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An Evening with Bernd Heinrich
Friday May 20, 2022 at 7:00 pm

On May 20, 2022 at 7:00 p.m., internationally renowned author, field biologist, illustrator, and long distance runner Bernd Heinrich will appear at the Chesterville Center Meeting House. After a childhood in the forest of post-war northern Europe, then Weld and Fairfield, Maine, and an academic career spanning the continent, Heinrich has retired to his true home, a forest in Weld. He will reflect on the significance of Franklin County in his long life and entertain questions from the audience on any of his works. Having set numerous distance running records and authored 2 dozen books on various nature topics as well as on running, the conversation could range broadly. "The more unusual the question, the better," he smiled, when asked about potential topics.
Admission is free. We accept donations at the door.
The building and outhouse are
wheelchair accessible.
The Chesterville Center Union Meeting House is a non-profit-run
community events center supported by volunteers, located at 3 Borough
Road in Chesterville. FMI call 778-3513. or 320-5022
Coming Soon
June 2022

Bell Tower Restoration Complete!
For
a photo slideshow of the work
in progress,
please click the
image above
Bell Tower Restoration Continues...
For
a photo slideshow of the work
in progress,
please click the
image above
Bell and Tower removed for Restoration
Work
on bell tower update: The upper section of the bell tower and
bell were removed with a crane on November 22, 2019 and a temporary cap
was put in place over the base of tower. The belfry will be
restored at an offsite location and then returned to the building later
this year or early in 2020.
For a photo slideshow of the work
in progress,
please click the
image above
Assessment
and Stabilization of Bell Tower

For a photo
slideshow of the work
in progress,
please click the
image above
See
more photos
here...

Chesterville Center Union Meeting House, 2018
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Upcoming
Events
2022
Friday May 20, 2022
An Evening with Bernd Heinrich
7:30 p.m.
On May 20, 2022 at 7:00 p.m., internationally renowned author, field biologist, illustrator, and long distance runner Bernd Heinrich will appear at the Chesterville Center Meeting House. After a childhood in the forest of post-war northern Europe, then Weld and Fairfield, Maine, and an academic career spanning the continent, Heinrich has retired to his true home, a forest in Weld. He will reflect on the significance of Franklin County in his long life and entertain questions from the audience on any of his works. Having set numerous distance running records and authored 2 dozen books on various nature topics as well as on running, the conversation could range broadly. "The more unusual the question, the better," he smiled, when asked about potential topics.
Admission is free. We accept donations at the door.
The building and outhouse are
wheelchair accessible.
The Chesterville Center Union Meeting House is a non-profit-run
community events center supported by volunteers, located at 3 Borough
Road in Chesterville. FMI call 778-3513. or 320-5022
Coming Soon
June 2022

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Welcome to the website
of the Chesterville
Center Union Meeting House.
The Meeting House is maintained and owned by a non-profit
organization called Chesterville Center Union Meeting House, Inc.
This corporation was formed in the 1960's for the purpose of raising
funds "to restore and maintain the Chesterville Union meeting house as
a place of worship...without favor or discrimination...it being the
purpose of the corporation to encourage religious activities of all
creeds as first instituted by the Union Meeting House Society upon its
organization in 1851."
In 2005 the Meeting House organization was revitalized and the
corporate purposes were amended to include arts, culture and
community-building. In 2013, the corporation received an IRS
non-profit 501(c)3 designation and applied for a grant from the
Davis Family Foundation of Falmouth, Maine. In April 2014 the Davis
Family Foundation awarded the Chesterville Center Union Meeting House,
Inc. a grant in the amount of $10,000 for construction of an accessible
restroom facility and wheelchair ramp.
This Fall (2014) the Board and other community volunteers have
spent approximately 200 hours on design and construction of the
restroom, ramp, and entryway. The goal is to have the restroom
structure closed in by winter. Further grant funds will be sought
to complete this project and to add a heating system to make the
building available during cold weather. It is hoped that this
beautiful antique and historic building will be even more useful to not
only current residents, but for generations to come.
Chesterville Connections
The vision of the Board is that the Meeting House will be seen
by Chesterville residents as a community resource - a place to hold
events, from concerts to exhibits, to readings, presentations, movies,
exhibits, children's shows and events, and other things yet to be
thought of. Chesterville remains a tight-knit community despite
its sprawling geography, and it is hoped that this commodious building
will inspire more interaction among residents and serve as a common
center for connecting with neighbors near and far, for bringing people
together from all corners of town, and to encourage the strong sense of
"community" in Chesterville.
We always
welcome new Board members. Please feel free to participate in any
way.
Contact us!

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Meeting House, Inc. 2014-2021
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