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Catholic Diocese seeks to sell swath of land in southwest Lincoln

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The Lincoln Diocese is considering selling land near First Street and Pioneers Boulevard that is directly north of Lincoln City Church.

Journal Star file photo

Matt Olberding

The Catholic Diocese of Lincoln has decided to explore selling land it owns on the southwest edge of the city.

The diocese is taking sealed bids for nearly 75.5 acres it owns near First Street and Pioneers Boulevard. The deadline for bids is 5 p.m. on June 11.

The land was purchased in 2000 as a potential site for a future parish or school, said Tracy Lockwood, the organization’s chief financial officer.

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According to county real estate records, the diocese paid $800,000 at the time. The land, which is zoned for agricultural uses, is valued at less than $300,000 by the Lancaster County Assessor’s Office.

The land is bordered by Wilderness Park on the east, Pioneers Boulevard on the north, U.S. 77 on the west and Lincoln City Church on the south.

Lockwood said the diocese recently “received some interest in the land” and decided to look into whether selling it would fit into its plans.

“We don’t think that’s probably going to be our next parish or school site based on the research we’ve done,” she said.

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The diocese is using a formal bid process to ensure it gets the best possible price, Lockwood said. She said it had an appraisal done so it knows what the minimum market price should be.

Whether the land ultimately does get sold “will depend on whether there’s clearly a best bid or not,” she said.

Catholic land sale

The Lincoln Diocese buys land and property periodically but it doesn’t often sell locations.

Lockwood said she’s been with the diocese for five years and this is the first time she’s aware of property being put up for sale.

County real estate records show that the diocese sold nearly 16 acres near 84th Street and Rokeby Road to a developer in 2014 for more than $2.4 million, and that was its largest land sale in records available since 1987.

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The sanctuary of First-Plymouth Church 

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Mount Zion Baptist Church

Mount Zion Baptist Church

Mount Zion Baptist Church.

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The Westminster Presbyterian Church’s newly renovated sanctuary.

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Newly installed stained glass windows and stations of the cross help move the new St. Patrick’s Catholic Church toward completion on Aug. 14, the day before the church dedication.

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St. Mary’s

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St. Mary’s Catholic Church has a small gated room off to the left of the main entrance with a statue of St. Joseph and a baptismal font.

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St. Joseph Catholic Church

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First Christian Church

First Christian Church

A Bedient pipe organ is in the First Christian Church chapel. 

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First Presbyterian Church

The current First Presbyterian Church organ includes all three organs used in the church. Each time a new organ was installed, the chancel was remodeled and enlarged to accommodate the new piece.

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Friedens Evangelical Lutheran

Friedens Evangelical Lutheran

Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church installed this statue of Jesus in the church in 1907. The statue was saved from a fire in 1925 when it was carried out by the pastor. 

Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church

Sabah Mosque

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The interior of Sabah, a mosque in the 1100 block of Furnas Avenue.

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St. Luke United Methodist

St. Luke United Methodist

Rod Scott uses a nail gun to attach wood trim around the final pane to be installed in 2004 in a stained glass window at the St. Luke United Methodist Church at 1620 Superior St.

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St. Teresa’s

St. Teresa's

The meditation garden at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church. 

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Zion Church

Zion Church

John C. Friesen practiced on the new Zion pipe organ in 2011.

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Salem Baptist

Salem Baptist

Salem Baptist Church in 2008.

GWYNETH ROBERTS/LJS file photo

Saint Paul United Methodist

Saint Paul United Methodist

A cross hanging over the pulpit is framed by organ pipes at Saint Paul United Methodist Church. 

ERIC GREGORY/Journal Star file photo

North American Martyrs

North American Martyrs

Sydney Arndt (left) and Jalyn Meyer watch Mass at North American Martyrs Roman Catholic Church from the choir loft in 2004.

TED KIRK/Journal Star file photo

St. John the Apostle

St. John the Apostle

St. John the Apostle Catholic Church. 

LJS file photo

First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church

The stained glass dome at First United Methodist Church in Lincoln features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and Civil War-related symbols. 

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Christ Temple

Christ Temple

A view of the renovated interior at Christ Temple Church.

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St. Thomas Aquinas Church and Newman Center

St. Thomas Aquinas Church and Newman Center

A 72-panel stained glass window containing about 7,200 individual pieces of glass is a major focal point in the chapel of the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. The window, called “Christ in the Heavenly Court,” was made for the church by Franz Mayer of Munich in Germany.

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Compline at First-Plymouth

Compline at First-Plymouth

First-Plymouth Congregational Church’s Compline service harkens back to ancient fourth-century monastic traditions. Not a word is spoken, and only candlelight illuminates the vast sanctuary.

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Tifereth Israel Synagogue

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Megillat Lincoln is a relief sculpture at Tifereth Israel synagogue. The sculpture by Lincoln brothers Dean and Jay Tschetter, depicting the history of Jews in Lincoln and their ancestry, was a gift to the synagogue from the Max Neiden family.

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St. Joseph Catholic

St. Joseph Catholic

This stained glass window towers over the sanctuary in the new St. Joseph Catholic Church. 

ERIC GREGORY/Journal Star file photo

St. Patrick’s

St. Patrick's

Murals were installed at the new St. Patrick’s Catholic Church on Aug. 3, 2015.

GWYNETH ROBERTS/Lincoln Journal Star file photo

First Presbyterian

First Presbyterian

A reredos titled “Christ – Teacher and Lord of All” is at First Presbyterian Church. 

LJS file photo

Zion Church

Zion Church

After Zion Church’s original building was destroyed by fire, the church rebuilt.

LJS file photo

St. Thomas Aquinas Church and Newman Center

St. Thomas Aquinas Church and Newman Center

The chapel of the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church was nearing completion in April at 16th and Q Streets.

MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star file photo

Saint Paul United Methodist

Saint Paul United Methodist

New oak pews grace the sanctuary at Saint Paul United Methodist Church. 

ERIC GREGORY/Lincoln Journal Star file photo

St. Patrick’s

St. Patrick's

A finished pew rests in a press created for assembling the pieces in the new St. Patrick’s Catholic Church on Aug. 9.

GWYNETH ROBERTS/Lincoln Journal Star file photo

Reach the writer at 402-473-2647 or molberding@journalstar.com.

On Twitter @LincolnBizBuzz.

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