Churches key to Michigan Avenue conversion

The lit Christmas tree and the lights on a fence outside the historic Michigan Street Baptist Church are part of an evolution, as the East Side church and the burgeoning downtown start to come together. Sunday night, there was gospel music and the tree lighting.

“It’s absolutely huge. Because when you think of the fact that people need hope,” said Karen Stanley Fleming, chair of the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Commission.

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