A 126-year-old Baptist church that two years ago clashed with leaders of its affluent Silicon Valley community over traffic and parking concerns is seeking a buyer for its 1948 building that in its prime accommodated a congregation of 600 to 700 members but has now dwindled to about 25.
City and church compromise in building-use dispute
An American Baptist congregation with a long history in its community can continue to rent space to outside groups as a way to afford upkeep of a church structure built during its former heyday, a California city council ruled May 14.
City says church can’t rent space to community groups
A zoning crackdown in a Silicon Valley neighborhood has a dozen community groups searching for new venues and threatens the future of a 124-year-old American Baptist church that depends on rental income for about a third of its annual budget….