Wisconsin church with roots in 1800s to close
GLENDALE, Wis. - A suburban Milwaukee Presbyterian church with roots dating to the late 1800s has decided to close amid financial problems.
The Milwaukee Journal Star reports New Life Presbyterian Church in Glendale voted to dissolve itself last month. The Presbytery of Milwaukee will consider the closure at a special meeting Tuesday in West Allis. It plans to spend $60,000 to get the congregation's finances in order.
New Life is the latest iteration of a Milwaukee congregation founded as Newminster Presbyterian more than a century ago.
Presbytery leader Rev. Craig M. Howard says an audit of the church's books showed nothing improper but there wasn't enough money to keep paying its bills. A for-profit day care the church opened changed the church's tax status and contributed to its financial troubles.