SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- The Canton Lutheran Church has been awarded a grant for $185,245 from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

In a press release, the grant comes as part of the annual National Fund for Sacred Places program. The program provides capital grants and hands-on technical assistance to help historically significant faith communities restore preservation projects that can extend the life of a building.

The money from the grant will be going towards work on the church's interior, exterior, stained glass and windows/doors. This is the first grant that's been given to a congregation in South Dakota.

The National Fund for Sacred Places program has distributed a total of $33 million to 168 community-serving congregations since it was first established in 2016.

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