ROSELAND — In late 2024, Roseland’s historical Reformation Lutheran Church faced demolition. Dilapidated after years of being vacant, the church was embroiled in a lengthy legal battle to determine its ownership and future.
More than a year later, the late 19th-century church — designed by famed Pullman architect Solon S. Beman — is on the verge of a new life thanks to a Black-women-led health collective that plans to make it their home for health services in the Far South Side neighborhood.
Dr. Maya Green and pharmacists Tonya Payton-Campbell and Ramona Burress lead the Onyx Health Collective, which includes Onyx Medical Wellness and Onyx360 nonprofit…