Final negotiations are underway for a Loveland church to purchase the Metrolux Dine-In Theatres in downtown Loveland in a transaction that, at least for now, will have the building hosting religious services as well as continuing as a first-run movie house.
The building would not be used as a homeless shelter or 24-hour prayer center, as some social-media rumors have contended.
“We have no plans for either,” said the Rev. Ryan Howell of Crossroads Church, which is buying the building, in an email to BizWest. “We have no experience and are not experts in offering direct services to the unhoused or those facing food insecurity. We have always been and will continue to support our partners (who are experts and have experience offering dignified and direct services to the unhoused and food-insecure folks) in ways that promote the flourishing of everyone in our community.”…