A friend who lives in Atlanta’s Kirkwood neighborhood recently posted on Facebook about a church that was demolished next to her home. “Happening two doors down from me. In fact, the 7 years that I’ve owned my home, lived here,” she wrote. “Now the church and the final march of Erasure is on the countdown. Today a church bit the dust, 100x 150 lot will hold 3 detached houses!”

My friend posted a familiar picture: heavy equipment parked next to the ruins of a community asset.

The new post reminded me of the 2014 demolition of the former Antioch A.M.E. Church building in neighboring Decatur. Like the Kirkwood church, it too was converted from a temple to God into a temple where capitalism is worshipped. The new temple was called “Cottage Grove at Hibernia.”

Former Antioch A.M.E. Church before demolition.

Former Antioch A.M.E. Church during demolition.

Former Antioch A.M.E. Church after demolition.

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