Union Presbyterian Seminary & Mission Court
The Mission Court buildings are the three Spanish-style building on Rennie Avenue near Brook. The first of the buildings was built in the early twenties and the last completed in 1955 and were all constructed by the Presbyterian Women of the Synod of the Mid-Atlantic to house long term missionaries on furlough. On Monday, Union […]
The Mission Court buildings are the three Spanish-style building on Rennie Avenue near Brook. The first of the buildings was built in the early twenties and the last completed in 1955 and were all constructed by the Presbyterian Women of the Synod of the Mid-Atlantic to house long term missionaries on furlough.
On Monday, Union is celebrating the Women and History of Mission Court during a special ceremony and reception.
“We at Union-PSCE are truly grateful to the women of Mission Court for their generous hospitality to so many missionaries and church leaders over the years. The presence of these families on our campus has been a rich resource to area congregations and to the students and professors at the seminary,” said President Brian Blount.
This summer the buildings will be torn down to make way for, presumably, newer development:
Union-PSCE plans to clear the buildings over three years to make way for eventual expansion of the campus, which is part of the Sherwood Park neighborhood.
“It’s dismaying to lose the buildings due to their condition,” said Meg Lawrence, president of the nearby Ginter Park Residents’ Association.
“We have a good relationship with the seminary,” she said. “We asked them to look at [rehabilitation] with historic tax credits. It was just cost-prohibitive due to the deterioration of the buildings.”
More on the demolition on the RTD.
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