College Ave. United Methodist Church is moving to East Somerville

[ron_newman]

The College Avenue United Methodist Church, whose congregation used to occupy the huge stone church at College Ave. and Chapel Street, is moving to 149 Broadway in East Somerville. This is the former home of Mudflat Pottery, which has moved down the street to the old Broadway Theatre.

The College Avenue congregation sold its old church building two years ago to a Haitian congregation, the Holy Bible Baptist Church.

(Source of info: Somerville Planning Board agenda for April 5 meeting)

Comments

[enhf94.livejournal.com]

probably old news, but any word on the shelter that's been in that church for many years?

[wneleh.livejournal.com]

We had preservation of the shelter as a provision of the sale; the Holy Bible Baptist Church indicated that it was within the realm of their missional vision as well, and did not object.

To the best of my knowledge, nothing has changed.

[ron_newman]

Good to see you here, Helen. Will your congregation still be called College Ave. United Methodist once you move to Broadway?

[wneleh.livejournal.com]

No, we're going to be relaunching under a new name - I don't want to post it here lest I mess it up, or we have to change it in some way.

We're still meeting, btw, 9:30 a.m. every Sunday in the basement of Unity Church of God, and will be participating in the donkey walk this Sunday.

[ron_newman]

I forgot that it was time for that event. You may want to make a new post announcing it.

[wneleh.livejournal.com]

It's not my place, I don't think (and I'm not positive on times), so I've pinged First Church.