▁since ▁then . ▁Work ▁on ▁the ▁cell ar ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁an ▁original ▁porte ▁co ch ère ▁and ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁an ▁end wall ▁chim ney ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side . ▁The ▁original ▁sl ate ▁roof ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁struggling ▁finan cially , ▁and ▁found ▁that ▁by ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁broke . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁it ▁proposed ▁to ▁the ▁village ▁that ▁it ▁demol ish ▁the ▁care t aker ' s ▁c ott age ▁and ▁parish ▁hall ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁res ub div ide ▁the ▁property ▁and ▁create ▁five ▁new ▁build able ▁lots . ▁The ▁proceed s ▁from ▁doing ▁so ▁would ▁help ▁keep ▁the ▁c emetery ▁and ▁church ▁function ing . ▁Local ▁pres ervation ists ▁object ed , ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁care t aker ' s ▁c ott age ▁was ▁" organ ic ▁to ▁the ▁site " ▁and ▁should ▁be ▁moved , ▁not ▁demol ished . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Church ▁website ▁ ▁Category : L uther an ▁churches ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : Ch urch es ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : R oman es que ▁Rev ival ▁church ▁buildings ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : L uther an ▁con greg ations ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁Category