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From the Orange County Register: <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

An Islamic mosque with plans to expand is now operating in a small former church that was previously occupied by a Maronite Catholic church. The sale prompted questions \u2013 even from church parishioners \u2013 about the future of the site.<\/p>\n

The Jafaria Islamic Society purchased the building at 1546 E. La Palma Ave. (near St. College Bouleverd) and has been using it as a mosque since June. The Islamic Society has plans to expand the building and change the fa\u00e7ade with architecture more reminiscent of Islamic traditions.<\/p>\n

The building is less than a mile from another mosque \u2013 the Islamic Institute of Orange County, on State College Boulevard.<\/p>\n

St. John Maron Catholic Church, which follows the Maronite Catholic tradition founded by a fourth-century Syriac monk and is in communion with the Roman Catholic Church, had owned the building since August 1995.<\/p>\n

As church attendance grew, St. John Maron made plans in 2005 to expand the building. It began construction in October 2008 but a few days before Christmas that year, a fire destroyed part of the building.<\/p>\n

Instead of continuing with renovation and expansion, church leaders instead moved the church to Orange in October of 2010, leaving the future of the Anaheim building unclear.<\/p>\n

Recently, church parishioners and nearby residents noticed that the Anaheim building had sold to a mosque.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt does seem odd to me that a building consecrated as a church would be sold to an Islamic faith,\u201d said Hilda Ramirez, a Catholic from Anaheim unaffiliated with St. John Maron. \u201cBut at least it\u2019s still serving a religious purpose for people trying to do good.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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From the Orange County Register: An Islamic mosque with plans to expand is now operating in a small former church that was previously occupied by a Maronite Catholic church. The sale prompted questions \u2013 even from church parishioners \u2013 about the future of the site. The Jafaria Islamic Society purchased the building at 1546 E. 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