From Florida-Redevelopment has caused a countless number of churches and other old buildings to be erased from cityscapes everywhere.
One of the latest chapters in the age-old battle between preservationists and developers is playing out in Florida, where some hope a historic landmark designation for St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Gainesville can stop a planned shopping development.
St. Michael’s is empty on Sundays, having closed its doors to worship in 2013, WUFT reported.
The Episcopal Diocese of Florida wants to sell the building and land with the proceeds going toward mission, evangelization and supporting extant congregations. However, some community activists have went through the machinations of the city hall bureaucracy in hopes that a historic landmark designation can keep the former church as-is.
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https://www.christianpost.com/news/fight-to-preserve-a-closed-church.html
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