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York Hospital's new Meeting Place will be in the former York United Methodist Church in York Village.Courtesy image

YORK, Maine York Hospital is moving forward with plans to convert the former United Methodist Church in the center of York Village to a new center called the Meeting Place.

The new health education center for staff, physicians and the community may open by late this year, according to Steve Pelletier, chief operating officer for York Hospital.

"Since we have Planning Board approval and Historic District Commission support, we're in the process of designing the interior and exterior renovations and put it out to bid," Pelletier said Monday. "We hope get bids back by late summer and begin construction in the fall."

Fiorentino Group Architects designed the renovations to the historic 1834 church, which was most recently used as a retail center.

The building will retain its exterior look, according to Pelletier. He added that the building will retain some of its interior church features, such as old cornices.

The basement will be used for storage while the first floor will hold meeting rooms. There will be a larger meeting room on the second floor. The Meeting Place will be used for staff training and for health education for the community, according to Pelletier.

"We were trying to create the right use for the building, and converting the church into a meeting place is really appropriate," he said.

The main entrance will be at the back of the building, where there is parking, he said.

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Muni replaces rails for the N-Judah and J-Church lines. (CBS)

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) A 10-day shutdown that affected two key San Francisco Municipal Railway light-rail lines ended Monday morning.

The shutdown allowed the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to complete track and street improvements in the areas of Church and Duboce streets and Carl Street.

The project began the evening of May 25, and stopped train service on the N-Judah line, the citys busiest light-rail route. J-Church trains were limited to above-ground service only and switched back at Church and Market streets. In addition, the 22-Fillmore bus was rerouted.

Muni officials provided shuttle buses and longer trains to accommodate affected riders.

SFMTA Director of Transportation Ed Reiskin said the project would provide new track for more reliable Muni service and improved access for all modes of transportation so that cars, pedestrians, bicyclists and transit riders can coexist safety.

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An architectural plan of the chapel that the Mormon church is proposing to build on 133rd Ave. in Flushing, Queens.

A controversial plan to build a large Mormon church in Flushing will get a second hearing before a key city panel on Tuesday.

But a look at the churchs construction plans from around the nation shows that Queens isnt the only place it is seeking permission to build up to the heavens.

Representatives of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints say it needs spacious buildings to accommodate its unique way worshipping, which include separate rooms for bible study groups divided by age and sex. Building them often requires permission from local zoning boards.

The Queens plan needs two variances from the city Board of Standards and Appeals.

Everywhere they go, they refuse to abide by the rules that are set, said Paul Graziano, an outspoken Flushing resident and an urban planner.

Church officials say theres nothing untoward about asking for a variance in Flushing or elsewhere. The church endeavors to obey the law, said church spokesman Ahmad Corbitt. Asking for variances is part of the law.

Last year, the zoning board in Brookline, Mass., approved a variance to build a 33-foot high building with a 72-foot steeple, though some community members and lawmakers said that church was too big for the one-acre lot. A band of residents there even hired an attorney to fight the variance.

In one of the more well-known cases, in the late 1990s in Harrison, N.Y., the church sought to build an 89,000-square-foot building with a 159-foot spire. That plan, which faced years of resident opposition, was later abandoned when the church built its temple on Columbus Avenue in Manhattan, near Lincoln Center.

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Trinity Church broke ground on a new facility for the 7002 Canton Ave. campus on Sunday.

Pastors say the $13.7 million, 83,000-square-foot. facility should be completed mid-summer of 2013.

Members of the congregation gathered outside the church by the designated lot with shovels and papers with prayers and scripture written on them.

Barry Moore, executive pastor for Trinity Church, said the new facility will include a 350-seat chapel, Kidsplace and Trinity Central, a commons area.

This is just phase one of the project, he said. We plan on making renovations to our sanctuaries.

Lee Lewis Construction of Lubbock will build the project designed by Lee Architects of Denver.

Moore said the increase in attendance has sparked the need for a bigger facility.

The church has an average weekend attendance of 3,500.

We want to provide a safe state-of-the-art facility where young people can learn and know about God, Moore said.

Carl Toti, senior pastor, said the project is historic for the church. The project should be complete as the church celebrates 50 years of establishment.

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03-06-2012 10:09 As construction of our enhanced facility progressed, and as the spaces had started to be identified, we thought a tour was in order. With Brian Smith as tour guide, we made a quick sweep of all the new classrooms and spaces. We had a lot of fun bringing this one together.

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MALACCA: The Holy Light Church (English) received a cheque for RM500,000 from the Government for the construction of its building in Jalan Persiaran Ponderosa in Johor Baru.

It was good news for church members who were having their annual camp at Puteri Resort here when they received the cheque from congregation member and senior lawyer Roger Tan.

Tan said they were grateful that the cheque was received so soon after Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin approved the grant.

Tan, who is also a Commissioner in the National Water Services Commission, was at the signing of the Water Services Restructuring Water Agreement on May 23 in Putrajaya when he approached Muhyiddin about the church being in urgent need of funds to complete its RM4mil building.

The building, which houses a worship hall, a multi-purpose hall and meeting rooms, is due to be completed in October for the churchs 60th anniversary celebrations.

The generous gift from the Government is indeed a pleasant surprise and yet so timely, said senior pastor Dr Chuah Seong Peng.

Chuah voiced appreciation for Muhyiddins kind gesture, saying:

It is a commendable and magnanimous act that encourages Malaysians to work together to build a strong, united and prosperous country for the benefit of all.

The church also received a grant of RM200,000 from the Johor Government in August 2010.

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The 150-foot steeple of the Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church is placed atop the new sanctuary during the 1990 construction phase. Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church is one of several churches located along Immokalee Road in Naples.

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St. Paul's Antiochian Orthodox Church, which was consecrated on Feb. 19, was a dream that began with a small group of Naples and Marco faithful back in the 1990s. The church, at Immokalee and Rivers roads, is one of several congregations situated along the roadway.

In 1990, construction of the sanctuary of Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church began. The original building, completed in 1982, is seen on the left. Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church is one of several churches located along Immokalee Road in Naples. Daily news/file

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NORI ST. PAUL Celebrants look toward the altar room during the consecration of St. Paul's Antiochian Orthodox Church in Naples. The church, located Immokalee and Rivers roads, is one of several congregations situated along the roadway.

Workers navigate the sloping roof during construction of the sanctuary of Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church in 1990. The original building, completed in 1983 is on the left.

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NORI ST. PAUL Bishop Anthony Michaels, from left, Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest; Bishop Antoun Khouri, Diocese of Miami; Metropolitan Philip Saliba, chief hierarch of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Diocese of North America; and Archpriest Joseph Antypas pray during a February service at St. Paul's Antiochian Orthodox Church on Immokalee Road. It is the most recent church to be consencrated there.

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31-05-2012 21:03 The oldest catholic church in NC is building a new house of worship at its location on Village Drive. This video is a compilation of work being done. More to follow as construction progresses.

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01-06-2012 06:57 A special thank you to all of the churches of the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church

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For months, church leaders have been raising money to replace the hefty antique brass bell that used to toll for services. The bell was stolen in November and busted up for a quick profit as scrap metal. Police were able to recover some of the pieces but not all.

Nevermind all that now. The church is nearing its fundraising goal for a new bell and tower -- with a little help from a neighboring parish.

On Wednesday night, the Angelus Handbell Choir from Holy Family Catholic Church in Kirkland played a fundraiser concert at the Monroe church.

Roughly 60 people attended, including Monroe parishioners, handbell fans and neighbors of all faiths, the Rev. Phillip Bloom said.

The concert reminded Monroe church members of the generosity and solidarity they have found in others since the theft, Bloom said.

He credited the Kirkland handbell choir director, Pam Gunderson, for putting it all together.

"I was blown away by what she accomplished with the handbell choir," Bloom said. "This was the first time I'd ever actually attended a concert like that. I did not realize the range and the versatility they had, and the types of sounds they could make with those bells."

The choir also performed a few numbers with two teenage Monroe musicians: violinist Marianne Martinoli and pianist Arielle Howard.

That "really raised the whole musical layer way, way up," Gunderson said. "That was really a nice serendipity that happened."

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