A new church and coffee shop is currently under construction in Downtown Trenton causing some Trenton-Grosse Ile Patch readers to offer feedback on Facebook.
The Bridge church and coffee shop is moving into Downtown Trenton and friends of the Trenton-Grosse Ile Patch Facebook page have mixed feelings. For the latest Trenton and Grosse Ile news and information, "like" Trenton-Grosse Ile Patch on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and sign up for our daily newsletter.
Construction is underway for a new church and coffee shop in Downtown Trenton.
Construction began last week on a new church and coffee shop located at 2714 W. Jefferson Ave. in Downtown Trenton. Pastor Matt Laginess, 32, of Trenton, helped begin a church called The Bridge in August 2012, and recently purchased a building next to The Perfect Dress to create a place of worship and a coffee shop all in one. Laginess said The Bridge is an Assemblies of God church that attracts a more youthful following, but doesn't exclude anyone. Laginess said he anticipates construction to be completed on the church in time for a service on Easter Sunday, March 31, but did not have have an official opening date set for the coffee shop. Construction and costs come from church volunteers. Laginess said the non-profit coffee shop, …
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michelle
10:18 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013
Let's say normal business hours it is a coffee shop without pushing an agenda and off times a church. You see a lot of churches who cater to a younger crowd doing things like this. Metro South did. I don't see any harm. If you don't want to go, don't go. It is better than a vacant building. It is something good for the community. My guess is that they would probably be actively involved in the … more ›