The church property's contracted buyer wants to add two homes to the property, borough officials said.
On Wednesday, Feb. 13, the Narberth Planning Commission will hear a redevelopment proposal from the contracted buyer of the United Methodist Church of Narberth property, according to borough officials. The property at Price and Essex avenues went on the market last summer as its congregation prepared to merge with St. Luke United Methodist Church in Bryn Mawr. In November, the Main Line Times reported Main Line Realty Partners had signed an agreement of sale for the church, the parsonage and the land. Borough Councilman Michael Alexander pointed out at Wednesday night's caucus meeting that the property would not be redevelopable under the borough's current zoning. However, an early draft of an overhauled zoning code was presented to the …
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The group is leaving United Methodist Church of Narberth ahead of the building's closure.
The New Horizons Senior Center is moving its operations from the United Methodist Church of Narberth to the borough building on Conway Avenue at the end of January, according to Shannon McMahon, the center's assistant director for operations. The move was precipitated by the church's impending closure and sale. Borough leaders have for months been discussing how and where to accommodate the senior center. "The folks at the Borough been so accommodating and helpful," McMahon said in an email to Patch. "We're so lucky that we can use the space for our programs and services and still maintain our normal Monday through Friday, 9am - 2pm hours without leaving Narberth!" The center will close for the first week of February before beginning …
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Michael Alexander
9:56 am on Monday, February 11, 2013
The first picture there is the old Methodist Church, not the current one that is being sold. more ›