From Maine-St. Matthias Episcopal Church property, including two buildings and a half-acre lot, has been offered to the town for free.
The church's dwindling congregation voted last May to cease holding services at the church at 15 Spruce St., according to a spokeswoman for the Episcopal Diocese of Maine.
Church officials said they offered the church and another building on the same lot to the town, hoping the property could continue to serve the community. One possibility might be as a food pantry, for which it has been used previously, said Heidi Shott, a diocese spokeswoman.
Shott said the congregation wanted "to give it to the town so the food ministry and pantry could be kept in the community."
"They wanted to see it perpetuated," Shott said. "We're delighted the town is interested in talking about taking over that property and continuing that service to the community. That's part of what the congregation wants to do, continue the tradition of serving the people of Richmond, to take care of people."
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