From The Washington Post-For nearly 10 years, the leaders of St. Thomas’ Parish near Dupont Circle have had a recurring but elusive dream: to rebuild their 121-year-old English Gothic sanctuary, which was nearly destroyed by a fire in 1970.
When the Episcopal church struck a deal with a private developer recently to finance a reconstruction plan that would help its leaders erect a modern religious center, they thought they had taken a significant step toward creating a new home for their congregation.
But the vision of a gleaming new worship center in the middle of one of the city’s most congested neighborhoods has raised concerns from neighbors. To pay for the new church, parish leaders must sell part of their property — now a park — to a private developer, who wants to build a seven-story apartment building on the parcel.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/neighbors-fight-parish-expansion-plan/2014/06/24/caf81752-e837-11e3-afc6-a1dd9407abcf_story.html
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