Barnesville fixer-uppers turn 138-year-old church into home for family of 10

Barnesville fixer-uppers turn 138-year-old church into home for family of 10

BARNESVILLE, Minn. — Craig Labelle just wanted to buy the lot. His home in Barnesville, Minn., is located next to an empty, grass-covered lot, which he wanted to buy in case he and wife Mary Wheelright ever planned to expand. But the lot turned out to be a package deal. The parcel of land was attached to a building across the alley: an 1887 church that has housed three different denominations in its 138 years and sat empty. Most people would hav…