St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Hampden, home to a Catholic parish for more than 150 years but closed for the past year, has a new owner.
Urban Mennonite Ministries, an organization affiliated with Hampden Mennonite Church and Hampden Christian School in Baltimore, last week acquired the former Catholic church and three other buildings on a 1.2-acre parcel bounded by Roland Avenue on the east, 37th Street on the south, Hickory Avenue on the west and an alley that subdivides the block on the north.
The former St. Thomas Aquinas School at 3700 Roland Ave. was also part of the sale. The parcel compasses the entire north side of 37th Street from Hickory Avenue to Roland Avenue…