Renewed Hope for St. Saviour’s

Endangered Church by mercurialn on Flickr.

Those fighting to save St. Saviour’s Church in Maspeth are expressing a renewed sense of hope about the church’s future. The Juniper Park Civic Association has been working on an agreement with the current property owner to give the group 30 or 40 days to remove the entire church building from the site. All Faiths Cemetery in Middle Village has also recently announced that it would agree to house the church structure on its grounds as long as others foot the moving bill.

The next hurdle will be securing the funding to transport the church. Several local politicians have pledged resources for the move, but it is still unclear from where the bulk of the necessary cash will come. The church, built in 1847 by Richard Upjohn, will most likely be moved in sections if the entire structure cannot be transported intact.

There will be a press conference tomorrow at 1:00 P.M. at the St. Saviour’s site (57-40 58th Street) to announce the tentative agreement to move the church to All Faiths.

St. Saviour’s Church’s current location (A) to All Faiths Cemetery (B).