Church decides to give coveted real estate away rather than sell

Do the two Utah congregations share any historical ties? “Not a one,” says a worshipper, “except Jesus.”

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Father James Linton at St. John's Anglican Church in Cottonwood Heights on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. “I was,” the priest said, “completely blown away” by the offer — a chapel and the land it sat on, free and clear.

Church decides to give coveted real estate away rather than sell

Do the two Utah congregations share any historical ties? “Not a one,” says a worshipper, “except Jesus.”

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