Demolition of 80-year-old historic Springfield church sparks preservation debate, ‘once history is gone, it’s gone’

SPRINGFIELD, Fla. – A beloved piece of Jacksonville’s history is now gone.

The Glorious Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, which stood for more than 80 years in the city’s Springfield neighborhood, was demolished in June after city officials declared the building structurally unsound and too dangerous to remain standing.

The demolition, classified as an “emergency demolition by neglect,” has left residents reflecting on the loss and questioning whether more could have been done to save the historic sanctuary.

A Painful Loss for the Community

Built in 1940, the Glorious Church of the Lord was more than just a place of worship. Over the decades, it served as a low-cost summer camp, a polling place, and a gathering spot where lives were changed…

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