Word: congregationers
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The chapel is owned by the Swedenborg School of Religion, a Newton-based seminary teaching the doctrines of a Christian sect. The congregation using the chapel is called the Church of the New Jerusalem.
Congregation leaders have hinted in the past that the school is in debt and is seeking to sell the chapel in order to put itself back in the black.
However, congregation leaders say, the school is not supposed to sell the church, provided that the congregation is still viable--which they claim they are.
The congregation has publicly stated its desire to buy the property outright--to the point of making a $2.7 million counteroffer that congregation leaders admit, they likely cannot pay.
To improve their chances, the congregation has gone to court asking a judge to determine what a fair price would be if the church were to be preserved. They argue that it is unfair for a congregation to have to match bids with the developer.