Prayer space: Moses Lake’s first mosque moves into renovated church building
The Moses Lake Islamic Center has renovated a former church building for its mosque, removing the pews and installing carpet, prayer mats and a lectern for Friday prayers, called Jumu’ah. The congregants preferred not to be photographed for this article.
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The former church building at Third Avenue and Elm Street in Moses Lake is now the home of the Moses Lake Islamic Center.
One thing the Moses Lake Islamic Center retained in the former church building is the beautiful stained-glass windows.
The Moses Lake Islamic Center installed carpet over the original floor in its new building, but retained much of the original woodwork, as well as the steel-tile ceiling. There was a steeple at one time, the building’s owner Gail Adair said, but it was removed decades ago during repairs and never returned.
MOSES LAKE — The former church building at Third Avenue and Elm Street is once again a house of worship, as the Moses Lake Islamic Center.
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