PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A Peoria church more than a century old is under new ownership.
The city started a demolition process for Hale Church, located at the intersection of Main and High streets, as parts of the building crumbled onto the sidewalk below. The building is boarded up and the sidewalk is blocked off with orange cones because city leaders said parts of the facade started crumbling and falling off.
Now, Utah couple Michelle and Colby Carpenter are buying the property and said they have big plans.
“When we got it, we really didn’t know that it was such a gem to the community,” said Michelle. “We just thought it was amazing and we loved it.”
Michelle said they saw the church in an online auction.
“We’ve been thinking that it’d be fun to…
