The congregation is merging with a Bryn Mawr church in early 2013. Community groups in Narberth need a new home.
(Editor's note: This is the first article of a three-day series about a Narberth church closing next year. Visit Patch on Thursday and Friday for more coverage.) Narberth United Methodist Church's congregation has decided to sell the property and attend a Bryn Mawr church instead, and the effect will extend well beyond the walls of both buildings. The 1-acre church property at Essex and Price avenues will go on the market within a week for an asking price of $1.7 million, said Narberth real estate agent John Duffy. Members voted just before Easter to merge with another church and were soon welcomed by St. Luke United Methodist Church, said Narberth UMC pastor Lydia Munoz. The United Methodist Church will discontinue the Narberth charter in…
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Belmont Hills Elementary students and parents make a special volunteer effort.
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?"" Those words, spoken by Martin Luther King decades ago, were personified by children who attend Belmont Hills Elementary School and their parents. Narberth's Borough Hall was the scene of the philanthropic event on Martin Luther King day. Simply stated, the purpose was to do something for others. Among the beneficiaries were Narberth Food Bank, Roxborough's Northern Home for Children, Leidy Elementary School in Philadelphia and ElderNet of Lower Merion and Narberth. It was the third in the series of annual events. The event was organized by Barbara Carlin, Christine Buha, Kirsten Thomson, and Emily Cane, all members of the Belmont Hills Elementary Home and …
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Peter
5:41 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Does any one have any more news on this property? I live across the street and am very curious as to what the new buyer is going to do with the property. Another article said that they plan on turning the church into 11 condos. Does that mean they will knock down the church, or will they simply convert the same building into 11 different condos? Thanks! more ›