Word: congregationers
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
The current situation is a little more complicated: the chapel has been put on sale because of the poor financial situation of its owner, the Swedenborg School of Religion in Newton. But the congregation has the right of first refusal (that is, they have the chance to counter any offer...
More substantively, though, from Harvard's perspective, there's something to be said for doing a good deed to the tune of buying the building for the congregation or at least working out a deal helping the congregation purchase the chapel. As we saw recently with the announcement that Memorial...
"There will always be the danger of people finding loopholes," said James M. Williamson, a member of the coalition who fears the congregation is still in jeopardy of losing its home.
The Historical Commission did not include the annex of the chapel--where the congregation's Sunday school meets--under the landmark designation. The annex, built in the 1960s, is home to the reverend's office.
The congregation has the right of first refusal; it has a certain amount of time to purchase the property after an offer has been made by an outside source. If the congregation refuses, the University also has the option to buy the chapel at the offered price.