A church is giving away a house, but nothing's really free. The new owner will have to move it elsewhere. First Wesleyan Church is offering the house because it blocks the view of the church from the road, pastor Ernest Martin said.Martin said the 1,200-square-foot, two-bedroom, one-bathroom house used to be a parsonage, but has been a rental property since the last pastor moved out 13 years ago. He said the house, which needs some paint, caulking and window work, is worth at least $30,000.Now he wants to get rid of the about 50-year-old house, but it would cost between $7,000 and $10,000 to have it moved off the property, more than the church wanted to pay.Church member Oliver France said the church wanted to get rid of the house since the church bought it 1975."Then we decided we didn't want to pay taxes on it anymore and didn't want to be in the rental business either," France said. "But I think it will make someone a good house."
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