hoped to rent the Sunday school rooms as office space and use the sanctuary as a theater. The Chester Historical Preservation Committee worked with Partners for Sacred Places, the national, non-sectarian, non-profit organization whose mission is to support older and historic sacred places, to restore the Third Presbyterian Church. May 2020 Fire The church was severely damaged by a five-alarm fire during the early hours of May 28, 2020. There were no injuries or fatalities reported and The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was called to investigate the fire. Due to its vacancy and lack of electricity hookup, members of the Chester Historic Preservation Committee considered it to be a suspicious fire. Notable members Everett F. Harrison, was pastor at the Third Presbyterian Church from 1940 to 1944 John B. Hinkson, lawyer, businessman and 6th mayor of Chester, was a member of the church and served as an elder and trustee External links Chester Historical Preservation Committee References 1872 establishments in Pennsylvania 19th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States Chester, Pennsylvania Churches in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Gothic Revival church buildings in Pennsylvania Presbyterian churches in Pennsylvania Religious organizations established in 1872 National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania