EDITORS NOTE: As the Northeast Town council debates the fate of St. Peters church, an oft heard tale in all corners of this province following the decommissioning of country churches, The Expositor reflects on the history of this Sheguiandah place of worship.

SHEGUIANDAHIn light of the Northeast Town councils recent decision to look at tearing down Saint Peters Anglican Church in Sheguiandah and explore the possible construction of a replica church (utilizing the churchs bell, pews and stain glass windows) on the Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah grounds, The Expositor contacted the museums curator, Heidi Ferguson, to find out more about the little church which is getting big attention.

St. Peters Church was built in 1883 by the Stringer, Keatley, Atkinson and Dunlop families, as well as other pioneers, explained Ms. Ferguson, noting that her source of information is courtesy of the Manitoulin Genealogy Clubs book Reflections and information located in the museums files. A long shed at the back was protection for the horses while they rested during church services. It was also used by the community through the week. Being beside the municipal hall, the shed was used for all events in the hall, from meetings, dances, card parties etc.

The personage for St. Peters was at the east end of the village, a large cement building with four bedrooms, located at site No.15 on the Sheguiandah Walking Tour, continued Ms. Ferguson. The property was enhanced by lovely evergreen trees planted by Mr. Hardyman, a lay reader from England who was clergy for many years. He also planted the evergreen trees around St. Andrews Church at Sheguiandah First Nation. At that time, St. Peters had three charges including St. Johns at Bidwell and St. Andrews church. At one time, Little Current was also a charge of the St. Peters Parish.

During the years, the congregation has gone up and down, she added. When the silica quarry was in operation, and more people were around, numbers were up. Church services were held about four times a year until it finally closed.

St. Peters was decommissioned in 2005, and ownership transferred to the Northeast Town under the care and control of the Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah, continued Ms. Ferguson.

After a number of Northeast Town councillors expressed support for the idea of building a replica church, Northeast Town Mayor Al MacNevin suggested that councils representative on the Museum Advisory Committee, Dawn Orr, take the idea to the committee to ensure that there is indeed interest.

Mayor MacNevin also noted that since there are no funds budgeted for the churchs demolition or replica in the 2014 budget, that the topic be brought up again during councils 2015 budget discussions this fall if there is interest from the advisory committee.

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When Isaac Dorbor opened his barbershop in the Prosperity Shopping Plaza three years ago, traffic to the shop was steady, his employees juggled 200 clients on average and the business saw about 30 walk-in customers on a slow day.

But that was before construction on Interstate 485 in northeast Mecklenburg spawned new traffic patterns, closed roads and changed street names. Now the employees at World Class Barbers are lucky if they cut eight heads on a slow day, Dorbor said. Two barbers have left the shop and revenues have dropped by 30 percent, he said.

Dorbor is one of about a half-dozen business owners in the area who say they have seen declining revenues some as much as 70 percent because construction has taken away their frontage and frustrates customers. Some say theyre preparing to spend thousands to reprint fliers, brochures and menus after city officials changed part of Prosperity Church Road to Docia Crossing.

Its not insignificant money when you spend $2,000 to $3,000 on advertising, said Danny Leon, who owns CKO Kickboxing in the plaza with his wife, Amy. We spent a great deal of money on literature.

Expected to open in December, the final 5.7-mile section of I-485s outer loop caps a 25-year, 67-mile project. The latest roadwork rerouted part of Prosperity Church Road, and the businesses in Prosperity Shopping Plaza now have a Docia Crossing address.

The city renamed that stretch of Prosperity Church Road to minimize confusion, said Doreen Szymanski, spokeswoman with the Charlotte Department of Transportation.

In this case, changing the name of that short piece of Prosperity Church made more sense than renaming Prosperity Church for miles, she said. You affect fewer businesses, fewer property owners. If you have two Prosperity Church roads ... it really sets up a condition whereby emergency services could have trouble finding the location.

City officials said they met with business owners and added signs to help customers find the plaza during the heaviest phases of construction.

I would have thought that would have had some impact on the business owners concerns, said city Councilman Greg Phipps, who represents District 4 and sits on the councils transportation and planning committee.

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DESIGNED by architect Claude Edwin Andrews, Santuario de San Ezekiel Moreno marries Romanesque and Spanish colonial Baroque elements. PHOTOS BY LEO SABANGAN II

In former Sen. Manny Villars book, the Philippines has produced three saints: San Lorenzo Ruiz, San Pedro Calungsod and San Ezekiel Moreno. He and his wife Sen. Cynthia Villar honored the latter by building a Catholic church named after him.

Located at the Villar Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance (Sipag) compound on C5 Extension in Las Pias, the Spanish Baroque-inspired Santuario de San Ezekiel Moreno is designed by architect Claude Edwin Andrews.

CAMILLE Villar, Paraaque Bishop Jessie Mercado, Sen. Cynthia Villar, former Sen. Manny Villar, Fr. Rex Bangcaya, Manuel Paolo Villar

Weve done more than 300,000 homes all over the Philippines, including housing to those who have left us behind, said Manny Villar, referring to a memorial park adjacent to Villar Sipag. But the feeling is different when you finished a church, especially if the results are good.

The Villars previously built churches in Antipolo, Cagayan de Oro and Iloilo. But Santuario de San Ezekiel Moreno is the biggest and by far the most beautiful church theyve built, the former senator added.

Stylized Spanish Baroque

After more than three years of construction, Santuario de San Ezekiel Moreno finally opened recently with a concelebrated Mass led by Paraaque Bishop Jessie Mercado.

This is a stylized form of Spanish Baroque architecture that was prevalent during colonial times, said Andrews. Although it follows the classic cruciform shape, it is definitely a modernized version.

Andrews decision to do away with columns gives worshippers an unimpeded view of the altar from anywhere inside the 726-seater church.

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ROCKAWAY BEACH The state of Missouri has found that a Rockaway Beach church is in violation for failing to have a building inspected for asbestos before performing renovation work.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources stated in a letter of warning issued Thursday, Aug. 29, that Bridge of Faith Community Church failed to have a project inspected by a certified asbestos inspector prior to completing a construction project.

DNR Communications Director Gena Terlizzi said because the department was notified after the renovation had taken place, the department was unable to test for asbestos.

There has to be an inspection before any demolition, Terlizzi said.

According to the letter of warning addressed to Bridge of Faith Community Church Pastor Jonathan McGuire, The church renovated the 2,600-square-foot office of a resort at 200 Lake St. in Rockaway Beach, including removal of interior walls. The church failed to have the affected facility or part of the facility where the demolition or renovation operation occurred inspected by a Missouri certified asbestos inspector for the presence of asbestos, including Category I and Category II nonfriable asbestos containing material.

Asbestos, according to the Environmental Protection Agencys website, is associated with health risks such as: lung cancer, mesothelioma a rare form of cancer that is found in the thin lining of the lung, chest and the abdomen and heart and asbestosis a serious progressive, long-term, non-cancer disease of the lungs.

The inspection began on Aug. 6.

The inspection was prompted by a citizens concern reported to this office which alleged that the church did not properly document a demolition project, the letter states.

The DNR letter states that the church made a thrift store from a resort office.

The required asbestos inspection was not performed prior to the renovation, the letter states.

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Our Lady of Mercy Historic Church was built a century ago in Port au Port East.

After a full century, stories about the building of Our Lady of Mercy Historic Church are still being bandied about.

But thats not strange when you have a structure with such historic significance.

Two seniors who live in Port au Port East and whose fathers both volunteered their time in relation to the construction of the church tell stories they heard as young people.

Eleven years was the time required for the construction of the church because of the desire to have a debt-free structure upon its completion. Every able-bodied man or boy old enough to cut wood would dedicate one week of work each year to the church project.

Sylvia Crocker, who is now 81 years of age, remembers her dad Stan OQuinn talking of some of his contributions towards the church. In addition to putting up the cross on top of the church, one of his other duties was picking up and delivering items that came in by train to Stephenville Crossing.

She said her father, who was born in 1900 and was 18 years old at the time, would make the trip on horse and buggy. During one particular stint he was going back and forth picking up the stations of the cross for the church.

These were made of carrara marble and framed with travertine marble and imported from Italy, so it was important cargo.

Crocker said on a particular trip to pick up one of the stations of the cross, Reverend James Joy, the parish priest at the time who was overseeing the church project, decided to go along for the ride to Stephenville Crossing.

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The smell of smoke still lingered at the Hilltop United Methodist Church Friday afternoon, and it was clear even from the street that the top of the old, brick building was charred.

But spirits remained high as church leaders focused on how to move forward, and others in the community offered to help in any way they could.

The owner of the James J. Barry Funeral Home across the street offered her building for Sunday services. Workers at the Henry Kauffman Center opened their door to people who normally visit the senior center inside the church for lunch and other activities, said City Councilman Bruce Kraus.

It was a fitting way, some said, to support a church that is much a place for the community to gather as it is a place of worship.

It goes far beyond just being bricks and mortar, Mr. Kraus said.I dont remember a time when I didnt affiliate the Hilltop United Methodist Church with the neighborhood of Allentown.

This year, the church hosted gatherings for the National Night Out, an event aimed at improving the relationship between police and residents. Members of a local Allentown community development group hold meetings there as does the occasional political group, said the Rev. Sue Hutchins.

Councilman Kraus attended a meeting there on best practice for community leaders about a decade ago, when he was first researching whether to run for office.

This church has always had a heart for the community, Rev. Hutchins said.

For Barb Ehrlich, the church holds many memories. She was baptized there and married there. Her children and grandchild were baptized there. And, of course, it was the site of Sunday services.

Another woman stopped by Friday who had been baptized at the church but hadnt been back in a long time.

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Quake spells end for 91-year-old building

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CHURCH SERVICE: Catholic priest Father Aidan Kay and deacon Richard Booker, outside the earthquake-damaged St Peter Chanel church in Ward, which is to be demolished.

The St Peter Chanel Catholic Church in Ward is scheduled to be demolished today.

Like St Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Seddon, which was demolished on July 27, the Ward church was deemed unsafe after suffering earthquake damage last year.

Simcox Construction had been contracted to do the work, and project manager Paul Scott said the demolition would take about a day.

"We'll do the demolition work on Friday and cart the rubble away on Monday. They [church management] have already taken everything they want out of the church, and we will try to save the roof if we can, but we'll have to see how it goes," he said.

The small red-brick building is 91 years-old and was damaged in the 6.6 earthquake last August, which caused cracks in its tower and water damage from a broken cylinder.

The Catholic congregation has been worshipping at St Peter's Anglican Church since their church was declared unsafe.

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Construction of a multipurpose facility at Concordia Lutheran church and elementary school was 20 years in the making.

The new $2 million, 18,150-square-foot arena at 4245 Lake Ave. has come at a time when enrollment has grown along with church activities, said Michael Rosin, the schools principal.

We have an existing gym thats a little bit small, Rosin said. Its difficult to accommodate all of the sports teams we have. As a result, some of those practices for students in grades 5 through 8 have ended at 8 p.m. or later.

The new building will provide two additional gyms, one full-sized high school gym and another gym that can be divided into two middle school practice gyms. Play rehearsals may take place in the existing gym, Rosin said, but performances and other events such as outside speakers could see a crowd of up to 1,000 using a combination of bleachers and chairs.

The new stage is 40 feet across, whereas the existing one is 23 feet.

The space will also be used for contemporary worship services. The congregation is 2,000 strong.

Its great for the school and great for our future outreach for our community, said Brian Schlegel, who has three boys in the second, fifth and seventh grades at the school. Schlegel is a basketball coach there, and two years ago there were so many basketball teams that we had to rent space at Speice Fieldhouse.

The enrollment for K-8 grades has jumped from 320 to 368, much of that attributed to the states voucher system, Rosin said. About 180 students receive vouchers, half of which are church members, he said. Tuition of $4,600 a year is paid from 50 percent to 90 percent. The K-8 school could accommodate 450 students, up to 25 a class in kindergarten through eighth grades.

There are currently 415 enrolled at the school, including preschool children.

Church officials expect construction to be completed in May. They broke ground this month on the arena.

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