Waterbury, the fifth largest city in Connecticut, is the home of 110,000 citizens of diverse ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds. Our goal is to bring the Gospel to our city.

Conveniently located at the junction of Routes 8 and 84, the city was once known as the "Brass City" because of its long history as the center of the nation's brass industry. Buttons made in Waterbury were used on uniforms of crew members of the Titanic.

Today, Waterbury is known for its advanced technology capabilities, historic architecture and facades, and most importantly, its strong communities and neighborhoods.

Famous Waterbury Landmarks

• Clock Tower - Constructed by the world famous architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White of N.Y., this structure resembles the Torre Del Mangia at the Palazzo Publico in Siena, Italy. This architectural firm also did the original Penn Station, wings of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the J.P. Morgan library. It cost $332,000, is 240-feet high, has 318 steps and the clock was made by Seth Thomas Co. with a dial 16-feet in diameter with 5-foot tall Roman numerals. The eight she-wolf gargoyles are a reminder of the myth of Romulus & Remus. The Tower opened July 12, 1909 and is now the home of the Waterbury Republican-American.
• Holy Land Cross - The present 52-foot-high cross replaced the first 32-foot-high cross in 1968. The 17-acre "Land of the Lord" with scenes from Bethlehem and Jerusalem consisted of 200 miniature buildings and figures of varying sizes. The catacomb area contained exhibits from the dismantled Vatican pavilion of the 1964 World's Fair. Holy Land took 30 years to complete, and it attracted 40,000 visitors a year from all over the country in the 1960's. Holy Land was conceived and built by John Greco and friends, and dedicated December 14, 1958.
• Carrie Welton Fountain - It was designed by Karl Gerhardt of Hartford. He was a favorite of Mark Twain who owned many of his pieces and financed his studies in Paris. The 2,500 pound statue is in memory of Caroline Josephine Welton's black stallion, Knight, and her love of animals. Weltons will left $7,000 for the monument and $100,000 to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; a cause to which she had already given $250,000 in 1874. Relatives thought she was insane and contested the will, resulting in a long trial that was covered by the New York Times. Carrie's side prevailed, and the fountain was dedicated November 10, 1888. In 1874, Knight had killed Carrie's father with a kick. Carrie was born in 1842 and died in 1884 while mountain climbing in Colorado.