On Dec. 5, St. John’s United Church of Christ in Mansfield auctioned its downtown building.
The church, founded in 1845 by German settlers, moved to the corner of Park Ave. East and S. Franklin Avenue in 1912.
The decision to sell was painstaking, but one Rev. Dr. Faith A. Proietti, senior pastor, said was to better control finances and continue its ministry in the face of shrinking membership…