Many of you will recognize these two buildings. The small one is Weddington Methodist Church as it exists today. The large one is the old church, now used for different things but still a part of Weddington Methodist Church holdings.
Many years ago, when all that existed on the hill where the new church sits was what was left of the old Weddington School, many in the church wanted to sell the property for about $900,000. It was the seven acres that was the most desirable potentially commercial property in Weddington. The majority of the members of the church wanted to sell the property so they could expand the facilities that we had.
Some of us said a very loud, NO WAY! Though we were small in number we put up a good fight, and just when crunch time came, the actual owner of the property, Western North Carolina United Methodist Conference, came to our rescue and helped us save the property. Land that had been out of private hands for a hundred years or more, and served the community as a school, would stay institutional and non-commercial.
Now, some people want to sell the hosptial in Monroe. The dollar signs are doing to some the same that the dollar signs did to members of Weddington United Methodist Church many years ago. It is a time to again to say, NO WAY!
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