DECATUR — Families and landlords who let their property run to wrack and ruin in Decatur, be warned: the City Council knows who you are and its legal department is coming for you, backed up with a wrecking ball.
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Ken Robinson takes a moment Tuesday, Oct. 13, to share stories about the former Antioch Missionary Baptist Church building, pointing to the balcony where he used to sit as a kid, the area at the front of the sanctuary where his mother would sing as part of the choir.
Ken Robinson takes pictures Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026 of the sanctuary of the former Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Robinson, a lifetime member of the church, has been documenting the demolition of the building.
The former Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 525 N. Church St. in Decatur, is shown Tuesday, Oct. 13, with all of its windows removed ahead of its demolition, which is expected to take place next week.
The former Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 525 N. Church St. in Decatur, is shown Tuesday, Oct. 13, with all of its windows removed ahead of its demolition, which is expected to take place next week.
The former Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 525 N. Church St. in Decatur, is shown Tuesday, Oct. 13, with all of its windows removed ahead of its demolition, which is expected to take place next week.
The sanctuary’s chandelier is illuminated by the flashlights of USIC workers as the former Antioch Missionary Baptist Church is prepared for demolition in Decatur on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
The sanctuary of the former Antioch Missionary Baptist Church building is shown Tuesday, Oct. 13. The words above the area where the choir would gather read, ""O sing unto the Lord" and "One Lord — One Faith — One Baptism.
Ken Robinson takes a picture Tuesday, Oct. 13, of the chandelier that still hangs in the sanctuary of the former Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Robinson, a lifetime member of the church, has been documenting the demolition of the building.
PHOTOS: Former Antioch Missionary Baptist Church building faces demolition
Ken Robinson takes a moment Tuesday, Oct. 13, to share stories about the former Antioch Missionary Baptist Church building, pointing to the balcony where he used to sit as a kid, the area at the front of the sanctuary where his mother would sing as part of the choir.
Scott Perry
Ken Robinson takes pictures Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026 of the sanctuary of the former Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Robinson, a lifetime member of the church, has been documenting the demolition of the building.
Scott Perry
The former Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 525 N. Church St. in Decatur, is shown Tuesday, Oct. 13, with all of its windows removed ahead of its demolition, which is expected to take place next week.
Scott Perry
The former Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 525 N. Church St. in Decatur, is shown Tuesday, Oct. 13, with all of its windows removed ahead of its demolition, which is expected to take place next week.
Scott Perry
The sanctuary of the former Antioch Missionary Baptist Church building is visible Tuesday, Oct. 13, through what had been a front window.
Scott Perry
The former Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 525 N. Church St. in Decatur, is shown Tuesday, Oct. 13, with all of its windows removed ahead of its demolition, which is expected to take place next week.
Scott Perry
The sanctuary’s chandelier is illuminated by the flashlights of USIC workers as the former Antioch Missionary Baptist Church is prepared for demolition in Decatur on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
JOSEPH RESSLER, HERALD & REVIEW
The sanctuary of the former Antioch Missionary Baptist Church building is shown Tuesday, Oct. 13. The words above the area where the choir would gather read, ""O sing unto the Lord" and "One Lord — One Faith — One Baptism.
Scott Perry
Ken Robinson takes a picture Tuesday, Oct. 13, of the chandelier that still hangs in the sanctuary of the former Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Robinson, a lifetime member of the church, has been documenting the demolition of the building.
Scott Perry
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