The Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Englewood was deemed structurally unsound after a fire last week, with demolition work starting Wednesday.
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Englewood is being taken apart brick by brick after a fire; unfortunately a mural that had been spared from the fire cannot be saved.
The church has been part of the lives of many members for generations. They've been baptized, married and had family funerals there. It has been a vital part of the community. The walls that heard decades of preaching and services will come down, but those memories are forever etched into the entire Englewood community.
"We're not gonna raise it up in another community; we're gonna raise it up right here because our assignment is to Englewood, and our commitment is to the residents of Englewood and beyond, and it's a blessing to be able to share with them," he said.Because the church is so unstable, crews have to work by hand chipping away at the building before bringing in the heavy machinery.
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