A Church Fights Foreclosure
The African M.E. congregation organizes a fair to save their house of worship from a mortgage sale.
The congregation of the African M.E. church is arranging for a fair on May 18, 19, and 20 to raise money to pay off a $700 mortgage on the church property. Unless the money is provided, the property will be sold. The property consists of two lots, a church, and a parsonage located at 1409-11 South Yakima Avenue.
“Unless the money is provided the property will be sold.”
Small congregations in Tacoma have historically faced immense pressure from property taxes and mortgage debt while serving as essential community anchors. Today, the struggle to preserve historic Black cultural sites in the face of rapid redevelopment remains a persistent challenge for the city’s civic landscape.
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