A church in Manchester that plans to close next year recently listed the building and property for sale for approximately $1.6 million.
Concordia Lutheran Church plans to close and sell its building and property at 40 Pitkin St.
Built in 1961, the 21,603-square-foot church sits on 4.54 acres and has 75 parking spaces. It is listed by Keith Kumnick with Colliers International of Hartford.
The building, which according to town records was appraised in 2021 at $2.1 million, includes a sanctuary that seats 320 and has stained glass windows, a choir loft and a pipe organ that is for sale separately.
The building also features a parish hall that seats 250 and has a kitchen, as well as a day school with eight to nine classrooms.
It also features air conditioning, an elevator, rooftop solar panels and an exterior garden area.
The building is in an RA zone, which allows for single-family residential use but also for special exception uses including worship and child care.
The church’s July newsletter, The Concordia Chimes, includes a letter dated June 12 in which church council President Mark Winzler informs Manchester Town Manager Steve Stephanou of the congregation’s intent to close and sell the property. The letter notes that the church, founded in 1894, has faced a “serious decline in membership,” from 858 in 1974 to 92 in 2025. It also states that the church will close by the end of June 2026.
The letter asks Stephanou whether the town might be interested in acquiring the building and property. It adds that other churches have expressed interest in the building, but that his church is open to “other possibilities, including sale to a developer or other nonprofits.”
