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Tarentum council approves plan to repurpose closed church

By Patrick Damp

July 29, 2023 / 11:26 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Former church in Tarentum to be repurposed

TARENTUM (KDKA) - On Friday night, the Tarentum council approved a play to repurpose a closed church.

The council approved Legends of Pittsburgh to conditionally use Holy Martyrs Church.

Their plan is to turn the former church into a 24-hour fitness center.

The Diocese of Pittsburgh made the decision to close the church last year.

Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.