A historic place with a new life.
Built in 1924 as Holy Rosary Church, this Republic landmark is now home to an independent, secular nonprofit arts organization devoted to theater, music, art, dance, community life and preservation.
After the church closed in 2014, its future became uncertain. In 2023, 113 donors across 11 states came together to help save it. Today the stained glass, paintings, historic pipe organ, pews and architectural character remain in place while new performances, gatherings and memories give the building a new life.
The Rose Garden Center for the Arts is a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and governed by a Board of Directors.
Read our formal mission statement
The Rose Garden Center for the Arts is passionately dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the former Holy Rosary Church building and the renewal and advancement of the arts and humanities in the Fayette County region. We shall foster the renewal, growth and development of regional culture and cultural organizations by providing an inclusive, culturally rich forum of theater, art, music and dance. We shall be a sanctuary and an oasis for individual artists, artistic groups, artisans and performers. Through programs and services we shall enrich the culture of the surrounding region and preserve the former Holy Rosary Church building, its art in situ, and its pipe organ for future generations.