A Nob Hill building that once welcomed people for worship in the 1940s as Trinity Methodist Church but as of late has been a magnet for trouble will soon be revived as a house of god now that another church has taken it over.
City on a Hill Church has claimed the property and moved back to its Nob Hill roots from San Mateo where it operated as North Church, according to KRQE.
"As we were looking around town to purchase a building to become a permanent fixture for our church, we would really love to come back to the Nob Hill area," Ryan Williams, lead pastor for City on a Hill, told KRQE. "As we looked, this building was available and it's a beautiful old church, and the opportunity to redeem something that was broken really appealed to all of us."
City on a Hill Church hopes repairs will be finished in the next few months with an expected opening date either by the end of 2021 or early on in 2022.
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The troubled location had become known for attracting the homeless and frequently catching fire. It was owned for a time by a realtor who was eventually imprisoned for killing a homeless person in the parking lot with his vehicle, the station reported. So in order to get the building up to par to be ready for church services, restoration crews will have to gut the building to make repairs that include smoke and fire damage.
Some people who live near the old church told KRQE they were happy the building was getting a second chance.
City on a Hill Church hopes repairs will be finished in the next few months with an expected opening date either by the end of 2021 or early on in 2022.
