Elmira church plans to convert space into housing for community [Video]

More supportive housing could be coming to Elmira, Ont. thanks to a local church that plans to convert their space into apartments for those struggling to secure housing in the community.

Trinity United Church said it’s a plan they believe meets their mission of helping out the community.

“We decided the church space is getting rather large, getting expensive to upkeep and congregations getting a bit smaller,” said Randy Warren, the church’s leadership team chair. “So we thought, well, this would be a good way to also give back to the community and making apartments available for people that, you know, wanted to downsize or young people starting out having the option of a nice apartment.”

Trinity United plans to level the current building and replace it with a six-storey building.

Planning began over ten years ago. Zoning approval from Woolwich Township allows a six-storey building with five floors of …