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Friendship Baptist for The New York Times-Part Two

August 26, 2014

Friendship BaptistWatching a building that has housed the history of a people come down is never easy. Yes, Friendship Baptist was compensated well ($19 million) for its land, but it’s still painful to watch the walls, foundation, and history crumble into the Georgia clay. Perhaps that’s why there were only a couple church members present for the demolition of Friendship. The land the church has sat on since 1871 was purchased by the City of Atlanta last year so that a new stadium could be constructed for the Atlanta Falcons (as well as a new Major League Soccer team). Folks at Friendship had been preparing for months for the demolition, painstakingly and lovingly removing, packing, and storing for the next chapter. Above, The Rev. Charles Washington, associate minister for church administration for Friendship, watches the demolition. [Read more…] about Friendship Baptist for The New York Times-Part Two

Filed Under: New York Times, News, Newspaper, Project Tagged With: baptist, church, demolition, falcons, friendship, stadium

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