GAINESVILLE, FL:Will St. Michael's Episcopal Be Torn Down to Build a Walgreen's?

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Fr. Stephen Jecko was the rector when Mary and I were in Gainesville prior to him becoming Bishop of Florida. The church is ideally sited to offer Christ to a significant segment of the Gainesville population. ed.

GAINESVILLE, FL: Will St. Michael's Episcopal Church Be Torn Down to Build a Walgreen's?

by Corrie Lovette
http://www.wcjb.com/news/
December 15th 2010

A landmark church in Northwest Gainesville might be torn down and replaced with a Walgreen's.

St. Michael's Episcopal Church was designed in the seventies by Nils M. Schweizer, a student of the famous architect Frank Loyd Wright.

And some members of the community are fighting to save what they consider a spiritual and architectural treasure.

St. Michael's Episcopal Church is a mid-century modern building featuring a column less design. It's home to a congregation of about 100 people and the idea of it being torn down is very upsetting to some long time community and church members.

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