Former altar boy buys old Christ the King Catholic Church in Akron

The pews are empty but the old church is full of memories. Joe Breiding’s footsteps echoed as he walked down an aisle at the former Christ the King Catholic Church on Creighton Avenue in North Akron. “So Grandpa and Grandma were here,” the 52-year-old businessman recalled as he patted the back of a wooden row on the right side. “And the second pew from there, that’s where we grew up.”-- More...