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Last Look: Some Church Closings

By Bill Koch - October 15, 2007

Taken together, four of the Buffalo churches facing termination represent a broad span of Western civilization, including: the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods.

The full content is available in the Fall 2007 Issue.

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