Ymca’s Stoney Point Location Being Sold To Antioch Christian Church

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Stoney Point YMCA location soon will belong to Antioch Christian Church of Marion.The YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Area announced the sale of the property, 300 Stoney Point Rd. SW, Cedar Rapids, to the church on Friday. The location has been up for sale since October and has never had a membership base to sustain a positive bottom line, YMCA CEO and President Bob Carlson previously told The Gazette.In his announcement on the YMCA’s website Friday, Carlson said the sale has been “an extremely difficult decision.”“We have had to make many difficult decisions within the last year as we work to recover and reallocate resources within our association to continue to serve the needs of our community,” Carlson said.According to the website, Antioch is buying the property to further expand its congregation.