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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />%vo, "regular Meeting - January 20, 1995 <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) <br />C. continued... <br />slightly more than the purchase offers <br />sent to the church. <br />The church presently owns property on <br />Ohio Street where the church is located, <br />a parcel on Ohio Street and some parcels <br />on Carroll Street. The Commission has <br />sent purchase offers for the parcels on <br />Ohio and Carroll Streets. <br />The Commission owns Parcels 31A and <br />31B on Sample Street and Ohio Street <br />adjacent to the church. The church <br />intends to expand at its present location <br />and would like to acquire Parcels 31A <br />and 31B for parking and landscaping. In <br />the future, they may build a <br />multipurpose building on one of the <br />sites. <br />Mr. Henderson, president of the Board <br />of Deacons of New Hope Missionary <br />Baptist Church, explained the church's <br />plans. The church is a growing church <br />with over 500 members, presently. In <br />response to its growth, it plans to <br />construct a $250,000 sanctuary and <br />basement attached to their present <br />building. They expect to spend January <br />and February 1995 securing financing <br />for the project and begin construction in <br />March 1995. Construction is expected to <br />be complete by January 1996. <br />Mr. Henderson noted that the church <br />hopes to increase the quality of life in <br />k <br />-10- <br />