amoxill 0 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Just read this morning that Christ the Redeemer Episcopal is to be shut down and demolished. What a total bummer.My link Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LTAWACS 133 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 ugh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dfwcre8tive 40 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Interesting building. Here's another story about the demolition: http://culturemap.com/newsdetail/03-27-11-church-of-redeemer-imperiled-architecture/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
travelguy_73 18 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Not that it will happen, but what a fantastic location for a neighborhood park. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheNiche 947 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 The buildings are all still there, I presume due to the contract with T-Mobile. Does anyone have any news about this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NickWallingford 1 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Boy Scout Troop 4 met here on Tuesday evenings in the early/mid 1960s, down in the basement area. There were a number of small rooms, and with no window lighting, it was rather gloomy at the best of times. The church had some other use planned, and moved the troop on (it became Troop 654, meeting at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer on Lawndale). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chrispy 16 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I will miss this church! Not only is it a beautiful building but it has personal significance: my grandparents, John and Edith Grimmett, went here from the 1930's to the 1990's. I remember the church buying them a gently used Buick Century for their 50th wedding anniversary. How many churches do that these days? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chrispy 16 Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Don't quote me but my uncle (who still talks to people at the Redeemer) says that the Tellepsen family (who built the current church buildings in the 1950's) has donated enough to keep the church open and handle the major problems. Hopefully the diocese will decide to keep the building and help restore it for the 21st century. I'd like to hope more people attend services there if the church is reopened. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chrispy 16 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 It's been a while! Husband and I have been living in the wastelands of New Caney for the past few years BUT my dad is pretty sick and is passing his home to me now. Once we fix the house up, we will move in and be back in the East End for good! <3 Anyway, I drove past the Church of the Redeemer several months ago and found a demolition crew out there. They were nice enough to let me look inside for a minute and snap a few pics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Avossos 2205 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Are they demolishing this or fixing it up? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 43501 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Being converted into apartments  http://swamplot.com/once-crumbling-church-of-the-redeemer-building-may-be-born-again-as-apartments-keep-relaying-messages-from-the-heavens/2017-05-16/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j_cuevas713 2909 Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 YAAAAAAASSSSSS!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UtterlyUrban 1671 Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Where is this property? Â East end? Â Â Regardless, if the conversion is done well, this is an epic homerun......... Â 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoustonMidtown 4242 Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 The triangle of Eastwood, Telephone, and Dallas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoustonMidtown 4242 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Finally work is being done...  Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr  Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr  Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoustonMidtown 4242 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr  Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nate4l1f3 1081 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Title change? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
linearmovement 106 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Many of the windows have been replaced and there are people there doing work daily. Today there's a plumbing company van parked outside and construction noises coming from inside. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chrispy 16 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Has the work stopped here? It seems like it’s in limbo nowadays. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoustonMidtown 4242 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr  Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
linearmovement 106 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 There was a lawn crew out there this morning cleaning things up a bit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
samagon 3192 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 this is one of my favorite projects to watch on this side of town. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoustonMidtown 4242 Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 Â Â Â Â 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
linearmovement 106 Posted Friday at 05:39 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:39 PM Brand new sidewalks and some driveways have been poured on the entire perimeter and it's looking great. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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