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Ardwood Civic Association

Monday, January 14, 2013

Tuesday: LMSD Talks Expansion With ArdWood Civic Association

Officials from Lower Merion School District will discuss proposed expansion plans for the district and update neighbors on academic programming.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Karate Studio or Condos? First Baptist Church Plans Discussed

On Tuesday, the ArdWood Civic Association met with martial arts instructors who have shown an interest in the First Baptist Church property.

On Tuesday night, martial arts instructors Alberto Robayo and David Kremin met with members of the ArdWood Civic Association about the instructors' interest in buying the First Baptist Church of Ardmore property, located at Athens Avenue and St. Paul's Road, and turning it into a martial arts studio. Because the site is zoned residential and the upkeep on the property is so expensive, several civic association members expressed their doubts about the viability of the proposal after the meeting. The church property, which is up for sale because its small congregation can no longer support it, is also the interest of another buyer, whose plans will go before the Zoning Hearing Board on May 17. Kremin, a karate instructor, and Robayo, a jiu …

cynthia roscioli

12:06 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2012

How about keeping a church there? Calvary Chapel of Philadelphia, a strong, non-denominational, Bible-based church that is growing and expanding while others are experiencing decline, offered several times within this past year to completely take over First Baptist Church of Ardmore (including bills and repairs, of course). They wanted to breathe new life into our church and, in my opinion, the …   more ›

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