UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- There was another step in the saga to save a landmarked church on the Upper West Side that has been home to an arts group backed by several actors -- but will star power be enough to save the building when so much money is at stake?

West Park Presbyterian Church is a 135-year-old church the Landmarks Preservation Committee itself called "one of the best examples of Romanesque Revival in NYC" when they landmarked it in 2010.

The commission is considering whether to take the rare step of stripping the church of its landmark status, citing a "hardship" application.

"I just don't think it's right to tear down historic buildings to put up generic high rises, I think it's very destructive, and I don't think it's in the best interest of the entire city," a

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