Steven Ryan plans to set up a new funeral home in the former Brainered Church of Christ building.Planned funeral home
› Name: Community Funeral Services› Site: 4203 Brainerd Road (former Brainerd Church of Christ building)› Building size: 22,000 square feet› Year of construction: 1944; sanctuary, 1965› Parking: 80 spaces on site; 35 on streetSource: NAI Charter Real Estate Corp.
A longtime Brainerd landmark may soon undergo a revival with a former church property seeing new life as a funeral home.
“We’ll let the stained glass shine again,” said Steven Ryan, who is trying to buy the property as an affiliate of Ryan Funeral Home in Trenton, Ga.
The 2.8-acre tract at 4203 Brainerd Road was home to Brainerd Church of Christ for decades before it merged with another congregation.
If a zoning change is endorsed Monday by Chattanooga planners and ultimately approved by the City Council, work should start to open Community Funeral Services at the site by early summer, Ryan said.