A historic church in San Jose that was under threat of demolition could be saved with a possible city landmark designation.
SAN JOSE â The possibility is giving the tiny congregation hope that their beloved building 'shall have everlasting life.'Like a lot of churches, post-pandemic, the group of worshipers at Grace Baptist Church's Sunday service was pretty small, 16 people to be exact. But they are on a mission to help people in the San Jose downtown area, and it's important they have a place to do it.
And more recently, in 2021, it was a gathering place for the community following the guilty verdict in the killing of George Floyd.Dr. Penny Hogg joined the church in 1961 as a student and said it turned her into a life-long social activist.'Oh, I think it was very important,' she said. 'It certainly influenced those of us who were members at the time and how we lived our life.
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