Wellsville Mountain Music Show to raise money for historic tabernacle

With its white brick facade, this 100 year old building still stands as a testimony of resilience, and it looks like it's not going anywhere soon.

The historic, pioneer-era Wellsville Tabernacle will receive money for interior renovation efforts from a benefit concert at The Cache Venue in Logan on Wednesday.

JD and The Brass Saddle Band will play at the Wellsville Mountain Music Show. A $5 entrance fee will go toward tabernacle renovations.

"Jeremy Devey, or JD, really coordinated the whole effort and is the reason we are having the benefit concert," said Kaylene Ames, the president of the Wellsville Foundation. "It was his way of giving back, and it really is a gift."

Ames said work has to be done on the trusses of the building which have twisted and deteriorated with age. She would have liked the building to be open by Founders Day but the lack of funding and volunteer hours delayed the project.

"Everyone in this organization is a volunteer," Ames said. "So we've been waiting for the weather to change to get interior work done in the building."

However, Ames said the music show will hopefully help renovation efforts by gathering enough funds to start repairs on the building.

Nic Renshaw, the bassist for JD and The Brass Saddle Band, is excited to perform for a good cause and recognizes this show will be unlike others meant to simply entertain.

"Anywhere we can play music, we're all for it," Renshaw said. "Different situations call for different things, but we do try to keep in the mind the situations that we're in and play to fit that mood." 

When complete, the tabernacle will reopen and serve as a community center with arts, music and entertainment.