The proposed Community Living Center aims to offer shelter and support services during the day, providing a haven for individuals facing homelessness.
AUGUSTA, Maine — A group is working towards establishing a new shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Augusta.
The endeavor aims to repurpose the historic Green Street United Methodist Church, which was built in 1828, into the Green Street United Community Living Center—a 40-bed low barrier shelter.
The ambitious project hinges on the successful fundraising of $650,000 to acquire the church building.
“If we have unused space that can be used to house people, from a Christian point of view, that’s our calling to meet people’s basic needs,” Rev. Angela Rotherham, lead pastor of the church, said.
The church, currently up for sale, has become too large for its congregation to sustain.
Rotherham acknowledges the bittersweet reality, stating, “I can’t lie; it’s going to be a sad process, but the beautiful thing is, since we are in a partnership, …