Old Canadian church moving to Louisiana

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- A vacant 200-year-old Canadian church in west-central Nova Scotia is being dismantled and shipped to Louisiana to replace one lost to Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

The All Saints Anglican Church -- in the rural town of Granville Center -- became redundant in 2005 when three area parishes combined, Rev. Ken Vaughan told The (Halifax) Chronicle-Journal.

He said contractors had already begun deconstructing the wooden structure and in about two weeks it would be ready for shipping on trucks to Louisiana.

The report didn't say where in Louisiana the building was going, but Vaughan said it would become a Baptist church.

Because the church sits in the middle of a cemetery, the land couldn't be sold. A monument that includes the original bell will be built at the cemetery to mark the church's history.

Some local historians are upset with the move, with one saying it would have made more sense to launch a fundraiser for the Louisiana Baptists than selling them a historic church, the newspaper said.

The purchase price and moving costs weren't released.