The historic Chicago landmark First Church of Deliverance was awarded a $500,000 grant by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the organization announced Tuesday.

The grant builds on the Bronzeville church’s $150,000 grant , which was awarded by the National Trust in July.

The latest funding for the landmark at 4315 S. Wabash Ave. — one of the city’s few examples of streamline Art Moderne architecture — was part of the National Trust’s annual National Fund for Sacred Places program. The program provided $8.73 million in financial assistance to 30 historic and architecturally significant faith communities nationwide, including the First Church of Deliverance.

The grant will be used to restore the church’s stained glass windows and iconic twin towers, First Church of Deliverance

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