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Rev. Dr. Dale B. Snyder, Sr., speaks at the rededication ceremony for Bethel AME Church where he is a pastor on Friday, April 14, 2023, at the former location of the legendary Lower Hill District church. “We earmark this land to lay the blueprint for present collaboration and as a model for future national expansion. We repurpose this land for the hopes and the dreams of generations to come,” he said. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Historic church deal results in apartment plans for Lower Hill

by Eric Jankiewicz October 19, 2023October 19, 2023

Bethel AME Church will build an apartment complex in a section of the Hill District that is undergoing extensive development by the Penguins’ development partner.

Sharon Gregory, left, of Penn Hills, wipes tears at the conclusion of the Restorative Justice Rededication Ceremony for Bethel AME Church as she stands arm in arm with Janet Lee Patterson, right, who was married at the site, on Friday, April 14, 2023, at the former location of the legendary Lower Hill District church. “To see a time such a this warms my heart, to hear it is time, the time is now to address all the issues that are before us,” said Gregory, whose family lived in the Hill as she grew up and played there. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Penguins, developer and Pittsburgh’s oldest Black church announce deal, but not details

by Eric Jankiewicz April 14, 2023April 16, 2023

Historic photo of Bethel AME Church, a large, Romanesque-style cathedral, amid demolition. A crane hovers over the building, and a few construction workers stand in front.

Updated: Developer skeptical of Hill surcharge proposal as key church calls for affordable housing

by Eric Jankiewicz and Rich Lord October 17, 2022October 18, 2022