104 W Moore St, Berlin, WI. $44,980 Off Market

Late 1800s Old Church For Sale in Berlin WI Under $45K

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The former Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church is on the market. As I have said before, 6,000 to 10,000 churches across the U.S. shut their doors each year. That is a remarkable number of churches that lay dormant. This one closed in 2001. According to allsaintsberlin.org:

St. Stanislaus Beginnings

In the late 1800’s, a large influx of Polish settlers caused the need for a second Catholic parish. One of those immigrants, Albert Hopka, met a Roman Catholic priest, the Rev. Father Bronislaus Buczynski, who had been assigned the task of ministering to the Polish community that settled in the Fox River Valley. Mr. Hopka invited Father Buczynski to visit his home in Berlin and celebrate Mass there. The year was 1870 and this is recorded as the beginning of St. Stanislaus Parish.

School

As each parish grew, educating its children became a priority and each parish constructed its own school. St. Joseph School was staffed by the Sisters of St. Agnes; St. Stanislaus, the School Sisters of Notre Dame; and St. Michael, the Felician Sisters.

Closure

As the Diocese of Madison began the process of developing a strategic plan to address the challenges facing the Diocese with the decreasing number of priests the three parishes were combined into one parish, the first in the Diocese. On July 1, 1998, Father Jerome J. Maksvytis, pastor of St. Stanislaus, answered the call of his Bishop and agreed to serve the entire Catholic community of Berlin with the linked parishes of St. Joseph, St. Stanislaus, and St. Michael. Through a united, yet difficult, and sometimes painful process, the three linked parishes began the work of integrating. On August 24, 1999, after a great deal of prayer, the Berlin Catholic Community petitioned the Diocese of Madison to merge and become one single parish. As a result, on July 1, 2001, All Saints Parish was created to meet the needs of the Berlin Catholic Community.

*3,800 sq ft
*0.17 acres
*Build date late 1800s
*Google Map
*Property Listing
*Realtor: First Weber Realtors

Late 1800s Old Church For Sale in Berlin WI Under $45K

Own a piece of Berlin’s history. This 1900 church has amazing architectural features. No active heating or cooling. Electric is not turned on. Brick building to West is NOT included with the sale of church. Property to be sold excepting and without any interest in any telecommunications lease or income rights. Any sale shall be subject to an easement to be created by Seller, and granted to a third party or to an affiliated business of the Seller, and encumbering the property. The easement shall be substantially in the form as disclosed and attached.