LEBANON Tracey and Robert Tranum are working to renovate a former Baptist church in downtown Lebanon and turn the historic building into a community gathering space that would include apartments, free services and recreational areas.

The church has stood in downtown Lebanon since the early 1900s. The Tranums bought the property about three years ago, saying it needed extensive work. They paid for a new roof and repaired the historic brick. That alone cost them more than half a million dollars. Their next goal is a full renovation.

"We believe that we are blessed to be a blessing, and so we want to come alongside people and bless them. We believe this building is great opportunity for that, Tracey Tranum, who owns the building with her husband, said. It's right in the heart of the communi

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