Old church, new life
The Web site for Indianapolis Star reports today about a flagship former Methodist Church’s conversion to secular use.
But see about a half way down to read how the old 1911 All Souls Unitarian Church building — which the church left for new (and current) digs in 1959 — became “a combination of residences and studios.”
The takeaway message is that “getting the newcomers” isn’t the only possible outcome of a struggling urban church seeking a turnaround. If institutional survival (in place) isn’t an option, it’s worth considering that the building can have a second life.
“New uses for old churches” by James Glass (IndyStar.com)
3 February 2008 at 7:42 am
The former Universalist Church in Galveston, Indiana had its blocky school-house looking building turned into a small apartment complex. You can see a picture of the building in the history section of the web site for the UU Fellowship of Kokomo, Indiana ( http://www.geocities.com/stevie_exit/index.html ).