Only in Ilhan's Minnesota can a 100 year old church be destroyed and rebuilt for some german school…

Group holds tribute to the former Como Park church they tried to save

A temporary restraining order preventing demolition of the 92-year-old building is set to expire at 2 p.m. Monday.

About 75 people gathered on the steps of former St. Andrew’s Church on Sunday afternoon in what may have been their final tribute to the historic building they’ve been fighting to save.

A temporary restraining order preventing demolition of the 92-year-old building is set to expire at 2 p.m. Monday if preservationists are unable to come up with a $1.9 million bond to the Twin Cities German Immersion School.

By Sunday evening, supporters of Save Historic St. Andrew’s had raised about $8,300.

“It was great to have people at the 11th hour who are still keeping the faith even with this impossible bond,” said Tom Goldstein, spokesman for Save Historic St. Andrew’s group. “People are still just focusing on the fact that it doesn’t have to end this way.”

Officials with the Twin Cities German Immersion School want to replace the former Como Park church with a $5.1 million addition they say will better meet the needs of their 580 students.

http://www.startribune.com/group-holds-tribute-to-the-former-como-park-church-they-tried-to-save/513017992/