Out for a walk 01_St Mark's Evan Luthern Church
St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Middle LaHave is no longer a church. In 2005, it became a victim of declining membership and proximity to four other Lutheran churches. The renamed St. Mark’s Place is now a community space, hosting every-thing from a Cuban band to economic development meetings, yoga classes and weddings.
A man named James Lindner renovated the old church. Lindner made his money creating the world’s first film and video digitizing technology, which is now preserving video and audio tapes around the globe. Time magazine did a feature on him, touting him as a game changer.
But in Middle LaHave, he’s better known for preserving the old church on the corner, the restoration of which provided the inspiration for his newest business, which Lindner said is the first true innovation in liquor in 500 years — Restoration Spirits. :-)