MORE than $14,000 has been raised in less than a week to rebuild the floor of the historic Gegedzerick church at Berridale, increasing hopes that the church will reopen in the first half of 2025.

Anglican Parish chaplain Graham Morrison said he had been astounded at the number of people who had responded to the call to raise around $18,000 to replace the white ant damaged floor, starting with a fundraising concert on Saturday October 28 at the Coolamatong, followed by an outdoor service the next day.

"The number of people who have come forward to help has been very encouraging," Mr Morrison said.

"So many people in Berridale have come up to us and said, what a great thing it is to be doing this.

"It has encouraged lots of people and given people a bit more joy, that something good is happening."

People are not only donating money, but goods and services.

"The four guys from Sydney, the working party who are working for free, have done a fantastic job inside the building during the week," Mr Morrison said.

"They and some of the band which came from Sydney to play for free at the concert helped remove the white ant damaged floor the day after the open air service.

"They have patched up all the walls with render and sanded it.

"One local guy who is a carpenter has offered to come and hang the doors and fix up the architraves. I just met him in the graveyard in the other day."

The parish is now waiting for a cement floor to go down to and one local resident has offered to put a floating floor on top of the cement and will pay for it.

"The cement will be going in at the end of October to replace the timber floor, after all the soil is retreated for white ants," Mr Morrison said.

"Someone else has offered some tiles to tile the entry way."

Mr Morrison said a few thousand dollars was still needed.

"The good news is the band, which was very popular, will be returning next year and we will certainly be having another outdoor service to celebrate it reopening," he said.

"It has been three years since a service was held inside the church, which is the second oldest church on the Monaro and has the oldest cemetery on the Monaro, so a lot of people are very much looking forward to it being able to be used again."

Anyone who would like to make a donation can contact Mr Morrison at snowychaplain@gmail.com