Former church eyed by new denomination

The cross on the front of All Saints church may be removed by a future owner.

Although View Royal formally recognized the 56-year-old church as having heritage significance, along with St. Columba’s church, and listed it on a new heritage registry last spring, that doesn’t protect the building from being altered. It only stops it from being demolished.

The cross came into question at a Dec. 13 council meeting, in light of a religious group considering the buying of the church on the condition that the cross comes down. To read more, click here.