The Timeline
for our new home in Biddeford
Meet Jim Godbout and Guy Gagnon – two heroes making the dream of a second location in a former church – a reality. Jim is a successful business owner with a penchant for taking on herculean volunteer renovations. He is managing the renovation of the church. Guy made the church happen by gifting it to MPTC via Biddeford Housing Authority.
A few years ago, Guy Gagnon, executive director of the Biddeford Housing Authority, saw some potential in the church and its adjacent buildings, including the former St. Andre’s School, which is now a senior residential center. The housing authority purchased the property from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland in 2016. “The church was the last piece of the puzzle,” Gagnon said. “What’s happening there now is an eight-year dream come true.”
Please enjoy Jim’s Facebook musings and several news articles on this transformative renovation – see below:
Jim Godbout and Guy Gagnon
December 6, 2024
November 13, 2024
November 1, 2024
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December 12, 2023
December 1, 2023
Beyond Giving Tuesday: Here’s what 5 Maine nonprofit leaders have planned for 2024
Giving Tuesday, a day dedicated to charitable causes around the globe, has been celebrated every year on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving since 2012. To mark this year’s occasion, Mainebiz checked in with five Maine nonprofit leaders to see what they have planned for 2024. Here’s what they said. More
November 17, 2023
November 10, 2023
My Place Teen Center “money well spent” York County officials say during tour
The painters have begun their work at St. Andre Church on Bacon Street in Biddeford as part of a major renovation of the former house of worship to be home for My Place Teen Center. More
October 25, 2023
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April 22, 2023
St. Andre Church in Biddeford undergoing major renovation.
An iconic and neglected Biddeford landmark is getting a second lease on life, thanks to a group of volunteers and others who are working to repurpose the former St. Andre Church on Bacon Street to create an expanded community teen center. More
April 19, 2023
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My Place Teen Center Looks to 2023 Biddeford Opening
My Place Teen Center Inc., is targeting July or August 2023 for the opening of a big new space for youth in Biddeford. To seal the deal, York County Commissioners, which in October had allocated $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds toward the renovation of the former St. Andre Church on Bacon Street… More
York County Commissioners approve $1.5 million for My Place Teen Center in Biddeford
The quest to bring My Place Teen Center to Biddeford took a giant leap forward Wednesday, with a unanimous vote by York County Commissioners to approve up to $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan funds for the project. More
Saco and Biddeford Savings donates $50,000 to support My Place Teen Center’s York County location
Saco & Biddeford Savings has gifted $50,000 to support the Biddeford expansion of My Place Teen Center. The funds will be used toward renovation and furnishings for the new location at 75 Bacon St, which is projected to open in 2023. More