Wow. I used to worship at First Presbyterian Church for a spell when I lived in Hyde Park. They have a great lunch program serving many people struggling to make ends meet on the south side. Someone stole their land, or, better, land held by them in trust for the larger denomination. And there are several other churches involved too…
The board of directors of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago authorized the sale last year of several vacant lots that the church had owned for nearly 10 years.
With land values in the Woodlawn neighborhood skyrocketing, the South Side church’s four parcels were sold quickly–and two were resold–with more than $1.1 million changing hands in the transactions.
But there is one problem: The pastor at First Presbyterian says the church doesn’t have a board of directors.
And the church never approved the sale of any of the four lots.