A second life as a senior housing community is a bit closer for the campus of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church off White Horse Pike, an example of a diminished congregation figuring out what to do with a substantial real estate legacy.
The borough has spent about five years considering how the church property might have its core preserved but the rest repurposed to a viable but secular use. That work now is much closer to producing a result.
The Borough Council, with no objections from members or residents, on Tuesday night adopted a redevelopment plan. The plan basically serves as a special zoning guide for reconstruction of St. Mary’s.