CHURCH: Shedding its skin

Somebody has taken on the major and doubtless expensive challenge of renovating the former "Crossroads of Faith" church building on Strasburg Road at Mt. Carmel Road in East Fallowfield Township. The church used to have a big sign by the road exhorting passersby to "REPENT" but went out of business after its longtime pastor pleaded guilty to some unsavory charges. 
The renovator has stripped off the siding and front porch to reveal bare stone walls. I looked inside and saw a battered-looking piano and a few pews. The "Repent" sign is gone.

Before renovation: the building's east side.

During renovation: the building' east side.

The building from the Strasburg Road side.