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Betty Williams (top left), the Rev. Gracie Redfearn, and Barbara Ravenell prayed at Charles Street AME Church.
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ARAM BOGHOSIAN FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE
Work on the church’s Renaissance Center was halted amid financial woes.
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The Rev. Gregory Groover had big dreams for the congregation.
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Charles Street Food Pantry volunteers Monica Marchando (left) and Lori Brown bagged produce.
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A document honoring the ‘‘Payers of the Church Mortgage Debt Free in 1943’’ hangs on the walls.
