From North Carolina (with video)
A 19th-century Germanton church building that’s on the National Register of Historic Places may be moved 80 miles away.
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church has straddled the Stokes and Forsyth County lines since 1894. The church still doesn’t have electricity or running water, just like when it was built.
The Episcopal diocese, which owns the property, wants to move the building to the Church of the Advocate in Carrboro, Orange County. The diocese believes it could be better used by a growing congregation than continuing to sit unused like it has for many years.
The proposal got rolling last year, when the diocese contacted Germanton Baptist Church, which sits literally next door to St. Philip’s.
“They expressed that they nether had the energy or the resources to maintain St Philip’s,” said Rev. Jeff Stevens with Germanton Baptist. “They expressed to keep that building in the Kingdom of God and for it to be used for its purposes.”
More here-
http://myfox8.com/2012/02/15/historic-church-building-could-be-moved-80-miles-away/
No comments:
Post a Comment