CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY) — The childhood church of the Rev. Bill Graham is up for sale in South End.
The property is where Grace Covenant Church now sits at the intersection of South Boulevard and East Boulevard. The late Graham, one of the nation’s most prominent evangelists, attended Chalmers Memorial Church there with is family into his teen years, according to the Billy Graham Library.
Charlotte developer MPV Properties lists the half-acre site, saying it provides a
“prominent infill redevelopment opportunity at what can be considered the ‘main and main’ intersection in South End.”
The property, zoned commercial, is in the shadows of the 23-story 100 East office tower to the west, and the 25-story Lowe’s IT center is just across the Blue Line tracks.
In January, the land with the church was given a $4.6 million valuation. It sold for $480,000 in 1995.
After Graham left for college, the Library says that his parents were part of a large group of families who founded Calvary Presbyterian, later renamed Calvary Church. It was originally on East Fourth Street near the present Novant health Presbyterian Hospital.
Doug Coats
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