The Pittsburgh Penguins have reached a deal with a historic Black church to let it develop a 1.5-acre parcel near the church's former home and the team's arena.
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The Rev. Dale Snyder sits in the pews at Bethel AME Church where he is pastor, in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Bethel, considered Pittsburgh's oldest Black congregation, lost its previous sanctuary when much of Pittsburgh's historic Lower Hill District was razed in the 1950s, making way for an arena and expressway in an urban renewal project.
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