Church displaced by Lloyd & 41 cloverleaf work ready to build new home

EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) -

A church displaced by construction at the Highway 41 and Lloyd cloverleaf work is now ready to start building its new home.

The pastor of Trinity Wesleyan Church tells 14NEWS this has been a long time coming. In fact, he says, they've known they would have to move because of the cloverleaf since the 1950s.

Now, almost 60 years later, they've broken ground where the new church will go.

The site, at the corner of Burkhardt Rd. and Old Boonville Highway, was sold to the church for below-market price by the family who owned the land.

Pastor Duane Allison says even though they haven't even built the 5,000 square foot chapel, he's already focused on how they can add on in the future.

He says talking with their new neighbors made it clear there's a great need in the area for job training and tutoring services. Allison says it's their duty as a church to provide that.

"We believe that as Jesus came into the neighborhood and began to serve people around him, that is what God has called us to do as well," Allison said. "To begin to find out how to help people who would be our neighbors and how perhaps we can join or partner with them in order to serve others."

Pastor Allison says they hope to have heavy equipment at the site within three weeks.

Their goal is to have the church open by September of this year.

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Church displaced by Lloyd & 41 cloverleaf work ready to build new home