OTM: Sixth Avenue Baptist for Sale
This is a building that many of you will recognize. It’s located right in the middle of the Sixth Avenue Business District. Are you looking for great meeting spot in a great location … for those Sunday services?
Turn of the Century Church, Wilkeson Quarry Stone exterior, seats 200 in Sanctuary, stained Glass windows, pipe organ plus a two story educational wing with class rooms, optional uses, theater offices private school plus more, total sq ft 17,400 total building sq ft 25,800. Call for appt to see, parking lot in back of building.
$2.1 million and it could be yours.
Churches landing on the commercial MLS seem to bring out a lot of emotions. Do you know any congregations looking for a home? A nice classic Wilkeson Quarry Stone home?
Link to CommercialMLS
Filed under: On-The-Market, 6th-avenue
31 comments
J jamie from thriceallamerican January 16, 2009
Any investors out there want to get in on a kickass business idea? Slightly bigger church than what I’d been thinking, but the location is right…
D Dustin January 16, 2009
It would make a sweet brewery. Belgian/European style focused maybe?
C crenshaw sepulveda January 16, 2009
Not a good sign for the economy if the Baptists are going out of business.
C Chad January 16, 2009
Good thing it’s not near Tacoma General . . .
S Sarah January 16, 2009
Exactly my thought Chad…
R RR Anderson January 17, 2009
what kind of helicopter access does it have?
what kind of paperwork is involved in founding a religion?
C Christine January 17, 2009
Mr/Ms (?) Anderson, I believe I may be interested in your new religion based on your previous posts…so long as it is also a brewery and I don’t have to read any bibles. As for helicopter access, ironically the closest helipad is at Tacoma General. Go figure!
O offbroadway January 17, 2009
Good thing it’s not near Tacoma General…
I’m adfraid it soon will be.
Y You're Welcome January 17, 2009
That would be a great pub. Bring a whole new meaning to “going to church.” How uplifting.
T Thorax O'Tool January 17, 2009
I’m not nearly as religious as I was brought up to be, but this still makes my stomach turn.
A amyk January 17, 2009
How about a nice daycare and senior center in one location.,,,
R RR Anderson January 17, 2009
does it have a crypt?
M MattonGrant January 17, 2009
Please, someone tell me it will take millions to bring up to code.
Its even got a pipe organ….
I think I may be ill.
W WesS January 17, 2009
@3: Last I talked about it with folks from 6th Ave. Baptist, they weren’t going out of business, just out of the building.
J Jesse January 18, 2009
Yet another sweet location for McMenimins.
Sucks for the Baptists though. I do hope it stays intact.
J J. Cote January 18, 2009
Some City Hall wonk will allow it to be bulldozed for a strip mall or a Multicare “Doc-in-the-Box”.
Did someone say a brewery??? I just threw up in my mouth a little.
T Thorax O'Tool January 19, 2009
New! The Baptist Condos!
Live in an authentic turn-of-the-century sacristy and with the visages of the Saints looking upon your every waking hour!
Prices starting in the low $700s.
Y You're Welcome January 19, 2009
The Church Tav
The House of Distillery
Parish Pub
Basilica Bar & Grill
Burps Castle (already taken)
The little Church of Fermentation
Beer Mission
Y You're Welcome January 19, 2009
Hey, anyone wanna go to church?
M Mofo from the Hood January 19, 2009
Watch for Grand Opening Spring 2009!
6th AVENUE ATHEISTS
D.V.
Y You're Welcome January 19, 2009
@21: Suh-weeet! We don’t have one of those.
T Thorax O'Tool January 19, 2009
I still can’t help but wonder why the Baptists are selling the church.
Declining collections revenue?
Massive foundation issues?
Declining congregation?
I don’t mean to sound snarky, but churches tend to not get sold without good reason.
J Jesse January 19, 2009
It’s not the church structure/building that make it holy. It’s the church goers, what they do inside, and the conversations with god that go on inside. If you believe in god, you know he sees what you’re up to whether you’re at church or not.
Jesus himself was a wine aficionado of sorts. What makes alcohol a sin is when you abuse it… in my opinion… anywho…
T Thorax O'Tool January 19, 2009
Yet there certainly is a certain taboo for a lot of folks living/eating/whatever in a former church.
Y You're Welcome January 19, 2009
I dunno. Monks do it.
J Jesse January 19, 2009
I agree Thorax… maybe I’m too liberal for my own good.
M Mofo from the Hood January 19, 2009
Watch for Grand Opening Spring 2009!
6th AVENUE HUMANISTS
Deo Volente
T Thorax O'Tool January 20, 2009
“I dunno. Monks do it.“
Actually, I think they live in the cloisters.
Although, given the amount of time spent praying, you could argue that they practically live in the church.
@ Mofo…
When will services be?
Count me in!
A altered chords January 20, 2009
In the middle ages when water was not always potable everyone, children, nuns, blacksmiths, priests, farmers drank at least 1 gallon of beer per day.
Monks, during periods of fasting (from food) had special beer that they brewed in order to sustain themselves. These are still around today. Many are still brewed by monks. I think Chimay is one of those. There are many knock offs too.
If this church converted to a MONASTARY, I would walk from the house I bought recently and join. I’ve become accustomed to living like a monk.
M morgan January 25, 2009
This would make a great community center!
M Mofo from the Hood January 25, 2009
Watch for Grand Opening Spring 2009!
6th AVENUE HUMANITARIANS
Deo Volente