Decatur Church Demolition Days Away, Developer Says

A 65-year-old church in North Decatur will be razed in a matter of days to make way for a new mixed-used development, the man behind the project said Friday.

Jeff Fuqua of Fuqua Development told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the Scott Boulevard Baptist Church and nine homes on Barton Way would be demolished shortly and the land transformed into a mixed-use development called Decatur Crossing, initially featuring 250 apartments, 60 condos, and 2,000 sq. ft. of retail space.

Further development of Decatur Crossing could feature a natural foods grocer and single-family homes on Blackmon Drive; a meeting to discuss these proposed aspects of the development will be held at 7 p.m. on March 2 at North Decatur UMC, the AJC said.

Scott Boulevard Baptist Church was founded on July 30, 1950, by 32 original parishioners. In August of last year, the congregation relocated to the First Baptist Church of Decatur to continue their ministry and worship services.