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Walking into destiny: The rise of a Highland Park building

Local artist, philanthropist and veteran Terry Davis leads efforts to rebuild St. Andrews Center.
Local artist, philanthropist and veteran Terry Davis leads efforts to rebuild St. Andrews Center. Local artist, philanthropist and veteran Terry Davis leads efforts to rebuild St. Andrews Center.

By David Cook 5 min read

This is a story of starving artists who are starving no longer.

Of a building – one of the most beautiful in the city – once in turmoil, now beginning to thrive.

And the man – the really great man – holding it all together.

In 1907, the Highland Park Methodist Episcopal church was built. Nearly a century later, it closed, only to be reopened as the St. Andrews Center.

Nestled near the futsal fields and Chattanooga Prep, the building – named to the National Register of Historic Places – is now a multicultural center.