CLAIM: A Roman Catholic church was converted into a restaurant
RATING: FALSE
A Facebook user falsely claimed that a Roman Catholic church building had been turned into a restaurant.
The video was posted by Jojo Cacananta, who erroneously claimed: “Roman Catholic Church ginawang restaurant” (Roman Catholic Church converted into a restaurant).
The church shown in the video is formerly the St. Mark’s Church in Mayfair, London. It was built in 1822 as an Anglican church and was also known as the American Church.
It was used by the Commonwealth Christian Fellowship (CCF) as a Christian worship place from 1994-2014 before developer Grovesnor proposed to turn the church into a retail and dining space.
The architectural firm Donald Insall Associates helped Grovesnor in the restoration. The firm described the building on its website as a deconsecrated church.
A consultancy outfit said on its website that the church had been leased by the Diocese of London, an Anglican diocese.
In 2019, the reconstruction was completed, reopening the building to the public as a community hub, called Mercato Mayfair.
The clip has also been posted on TikTok with the same false claim. Jannah Argote
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