A fight over a historic Upper West Side church that has pitted A-list celebrities against a small Presbyterian congregation could finally be resolved next month.

On one side of the debate over West Park Presbyterian are actors like Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson and Matt Dillon, along with preservation-minded neighbors who say the space should be maintained as a performing arts venue. On the other is the small congregation that says the 135-year-old church's upkeep is sucking up money that it would rather be using for community work. It wants to sell to a luxury developer in a deal worth $50 million.

That deal hinges on a Dec. 9 meeting where the Landmarks Preservation Commission will consider whether to take the rare step of stripping the church of its landmark status, paving the way

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