Pilgrim Baptist unveils rebuilding plans

This church has been seen in the news a lot. Especially with a grant they were supposed to get from the state, that instead went to a school that was housed in the church. Also a lawsuit was filed to prevent state money from being given to a church.

It's great to see that the home to gospel music is finally going to be rebuilt:

Storied Pilgrim Baptist Church will be rebuilt as part of a new $41 million campus in Bronzeville that will include a cultural center and social services building, church leaders said Saturday.

The sanctuary of the church at 3301 S. Indiana, an architectural gem designed in 1890 by Louis Sullivan, will be replicated as close to the original building as possible.

While the vaulted wood ceiling will be replaced with steel in the new building, the acoustics -- a major feature of the church, the birthplace of gospel music -- will be the same, church leaders said.

A fund-raising campaign will kick off in January, the third anniversary of the 2006 fire that gutted the landmark.

I hope they learned not to depend on the government to offer any more for their landmark church home!