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Tags: cumberland church, Cumberland Community Events Center, Gerding Builders, Santiam Road and Main
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Cumberland group has a date for big move
Written July 10th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
If everything goes according to plan, the historic former Cumberland Church in Albany will be moved on Thursday, Sept. 2.
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Tags: Albany buildings, Albany Skatepark, cumberland church, Cumberland Community Events Center, historic churches, Santiam and Pine
Tags: Albany buildings, Albany Skatepark, cumberland church, Cumberland Community Events Center, historic churches, Santiam and Pine
Cumberland move gets Landmarks’ OK
Written October 7th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
The Albany Landmarks Commission Wednesday unanimously approved a plan to move — and thereby save — the historic Cumberland Church.
Moving that church: Is there no alternative?
Written October 2nd, 2020 by Hasso Hering
The Albany city planning staff has concluded that there’s no “prudent or feasible” alternative to the proposed move of the historic Cumberland Church. Really?
Cumberland: A center in search of events?
Written September 19th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
Since at least February 2014, the Albany City Council has been trying to get rid of the historic Cumberland Church it bought for $150,000 20 years ago. Now this may finally get done, but if the plan works, it’s going to cost private donors around a million dollars or more.
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Tags: cumberland church, Cumberland Events Center, Main and Santiam, Skatepark
Tags: cumberland church, Cumberland Events Center, Main and Santiam, Skatepark
Old church prompts yet more council talk
Written June 10th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
The Albany City Council wants to get rid of the historic former Cumberland Presbyterian Church but is having a hard time getting it done, as Wednesday’s council discussion showed again.
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The last days to see this historic site
These are the last days of Albany’s former Cumberland Presbyterian Church at its historic site. So if you want to refresh your memories of how it fit into the neighborhood, better take a look before it’s too late.
Tags: Community Events Center, cumberland church, old church move