St. Michael the Archangel Parish at 420 Sandusky St. will close in January.

The Diocese of Toledo announced the closure of the North Toledo church on Sunday. The church’s leadership requested to close and merge with St. John the Baptist Parish at 5153 N Summit St. in Point Place, according to the release.

This decision is the result of “a comprehensive and prayerful process that included extensive meetings between parish and diocesan leadership, as well as open meetings with parishioners,” officials said.

According to the announcement, factors that led to the decision include declining parish membership, very low mass attendance, a lack of active parish ministries, increasingly fewer celebration of the sacraments, and ongoing financial challenges.

The final Mass at St. Michael the Arc

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