Centennial Christian Church, at 4950 Fountain Avenue in St. Louis, unveiled a vision on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, for its new campus after a tornado destroyed the church two weeks prior.
ST. LOUIS — A church in the Fountain Park neighborhood announced plans on Wednesday to demolish the more than 80-year-old structure and rebuild a church-and-social-services campus on the same site, almost two weeks after an EF-3 tornado collapsed the steeple, killing one woman and trapping three others inside.
Shameem Clark Hubbard talks at a press conference on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, unveiling a vision for the new campus of Centennial Christian Church, at 4950 Fountain Ave. in St. Louis, after a tornado destroyed it two weeks prior.
See drone footage of tornado damage to the Fountain Place, Academy, DeBaliviere Place, and Central West End neighborhoods of St. Louis, one day after a May 16, 2025 tornado ripped through the region, as seen on May 17, 2025.
Staffers across departments are talking about places they could use to take in the city’s famous red brick from buildings that have to be demolished.
Centennial Christian Church, at 4950 Fountain Avenue in St. Louis, unveiled a vision on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, for its new campus after a tornado destroyed the church two weeks prior.
Shameem Clark Hubbard talks at a press conference on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, unveiling a vision for the new campus of Centennial Christian Church, at 4950 Fountain Ave. in St. Louis, after a tornado destroyed it two weeks prior.
