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FOR the past few months, the managing team behind the decommissioned Sebastopol Uniting Church has been at work to overhaul the site as an all-purpose community space.<\/p>\n

With redevelopment nearing completion, project manager Marcia Eveland said the idea of the initiative is to open the central hall up to anyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want people to come and use this space,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have two teachers, one in tai chi and the other in zen meditation, interested as well as a multicultural group.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt can be used for anything from knitting groups to groups that are having some overflow, even art exhibitions and concerts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot happening inside and we want to get people from outside.\u201d<\/p>\n

Run under Ballarat South Uniting, the church has been dormant as a Christian place of worship for roughly a decade, while still being used as an op shop and workshop site.<\/p>\n

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The site\u2019s op shop area has been tweaked to reflect the building\u2019s new purpose, with a previous storage location now used for administration, and a partition installed to direct people to the toilets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All Christian iconography like the hall\u2019s cross and pews have been removed, while an accessible ramp is being fitted to a side entrance in order to make the space more inviting.<\/p>\n

Signalling the church\u2019s future potential as an interfaith space, a celebration circle event open to people of all religions is set to take place weekly from Tuesday 3 October at 10am.<\/p>\n

Lyn King has been managing the op shop for more than two decades, and said she\u2019d been asking for the church to be repurposed for years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all coming together,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019d been trying to get people to use this space for years and years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll be good to be using this space rather than have it as an unused church because that\u2019s what it was known as.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be a real community meeting place as well, and it can improve the op shop to no end.\u201d<\/p>\n

To express interest in using the space, contact Ms Eveland on 0476 374 297.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FOR the past few months, the managing team behind the decommissioned Sebastopol Uniting Church has been at work to overhaul the site as an all-purpose community space. With redevelopment nearing completion, project manager Marcia Eveland said the idea of the initiative is to open the central hall up to anyone. \u201cWe want people to come […]<\/p>\n

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