Building & Grounds Commission

What Happened to The Clock?

The steeple clock has been a familiar and faithful part of the Charleston community since 1763. In 1945, the steeple clock was electrified. You may have noticed that for the last few weeks, the clock has not kept time and the bells have not chimed the hour or quarter hour. The failure is in the electric auto wind. Until that winds up, the timing mechanism of the clock does not work. Several parts of the auto wind unit must be hand machined. We are blessed to have a wonderful man who hand machines the parts we need for the clock when repairs are necessary. This takes time and hard work. Thank you for your patience. We hope to have the clock working again in another week.

~ Brenda Georgi,
Chief of Administration