The property was sold to the Church of the Nazarene.
The former St. Mary of the Assumption church in Ludlow has been sold to the Church of the Nazarene.LUDLOW – The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield has sold the former St. Mary of the Assumption Church at 499 East St. to the Church of the Nazarene for $750,000.
Mark Dupont, spokesman for the diocese, said the church was sold after the diocese made a decision to merge the church with St. John the Baptist Church in Ludlow. The two parishes became the new parish of St. Elizabeth Church.
Dupont said Colebrook Realty handled the sale, which took place after the Protestant evangelical Church of the Nazarene expressed interest in the property.
No spokesman from the Church of the Nazarene could be reached for comment Friday.
The proceeds from the sale will go to the newly formed St. Elizabeth Parish, Dupont said.
He said there is a misconception that the proceeds from the sale of church property go back to the coffers of the diocese. Dupoint said that only happens if the closed church has debts which must be paid off.
St. Mary of the Assumption Church closed in January 2010.