Diocese providing $4M to repair Charlotte’s only Black Catholic church

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – A west Charlotte parish said it’s seeing what prayer can do. The Diocese of Charlotte is putting $4 million toward major repairs at Our Lady of Consolation, the city’s only Black Catholic church, after years of deterioration forced worship services out of the sanctuary and into a gym.

For decades, parishioners like Deborah Bond and Carolyn Milbourne have called Our Lady of Consolation home.

“I love the ministries. I love the choir. I love the congregation.”…

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