New Chapter Ventures @newchapter.org · Mar 31 Central United Methodist Church chose a practical partnership to protect a community need. After COVID, the church’s weekday school closed, leaving an education wing underused just as Mountain City Public Montessori was losing its location.
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Central listened, formed a task force, and partnered to provide a downtown home for tuition-free Montessori education. The model was built to last, with reinvestment to bring the building to code, a structured lease, and a long-term revenue stream. In Fall 2025, 172 students moved into the space.