Politics & Government
Lifebridge Sells St. Mary's Church
The building was sold by Salem Mission Inc. to the Gateways of Peace to the Nations Apostolic Ministries on Wednesday.
has sold St. Mary's Church, which currently houses the shelter thrift shop.
The building was sold by Salem Mission Inc. to Gateways of Peace to the Nations Apostolic Ministries on Wed., Feb. 29, according to the .
The building has been the center of controversy for nearly a decade.
The Archdiocese of Boston closed the parish in 2003, according to Historic Salem Inc.
"In 2005, the Salem Mission bought the closed St. Mary’s Italian Church on Margin Street from the Archdiocese of Boston,"
A page on the church from Historic Salem Inc. indicates "the owner of the church complex tried in 2009 to convert the church into housing units. The effort was frustrated by community opposition and by an inability to secure grant funding."
Gateways of Peace to the Nations Apostolic Ministries is currently located at 47 Canal St.
William Legault contributed to this Report.
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