. ▁The ▁tower , ▁however , ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁a ▁slightly ▁less ▁elaborate ▁form ▁with ▁the ▁p inn acles ▁and ▁par ap et ▁lower ed ▁and ▁simplified . ▁This ▁was ▁sole ly ▁to ▁increase ▁struct ural ▁stability ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁another ▁earth qu ake ▁struck ▁Char l eston . ▁ ▁G age ▁Hall ▁▁ ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁church yard ▁  is ▁G age ▁Hall ▁that ▁provides ▁spaces ▁for ▁offices , ▁small ▁meet ings , ▁religious ▁education , ▁and ▁larger ▁meet ings ▁to ▁discuss ▁local ▁political ▁and ▁social ▁issues . ▁C off ee   house ▁concert s ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁floor ▁are ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁  The ▁hall ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁Al va ▁G age ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁who ▁provided ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁structure ▁and ▁specified ▁how ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁his ▁Will .. ▁Al va ▁G age ▁left ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁fortune ▁to ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁primary ▁source ▁of ▁  support ▁after ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁H urr icane ▁Hugo ▁ ▁More ▁than ▁one ▁hundred ▁years ▁passed ▁before ▁Char l eston ▁faced ▁another ▁natural ▁dis aster . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁H urr icane ▁Hugo ▁destroyed ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁m ature ▁trees ▁in ▁the ▁church yard , ▁which ▁were ▁replaced ▁with ▁a ▁lower ▁growing ▁can opy ▁of ▁dog wood , ▁h ales ia ▁( sil ver bell ), ▁cre pe ▁my rt le , ▁and ▁Japanese ▁map le .