aked ▁at ▁around ▁ 1 5 0 0 , ▁had ▁fallen ▁to ▁around ▁ 2 2 5 . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁those ▁people ▁att ending ▁Hunter ▁Street ▁were ▁retired ▁persons ▁in ▁their ▁sevent ies ▁and ▁eight ies . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁church ▁voted ▁to ▁sell ▁its ▁facilities ▁to ▁S ard is ▁Bapt ist ▁Church , ▁a ▁pre domin antly ▁African ▁American ▁con greg ation , ▁and ▁re loc ate ▁to ▁the ▁rapidly ▁growing ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Ho over . ▁ ▁Hunter ▁Street ▁met ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁at ▁its ▁ 4 th ▁Court ▁location ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Move ▁to ▁sub ur bs ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 8 ▁months , ▁Hunter ▁Street ▁held ▁its ▁week ly ▁services ▁at ▁the ▁facilities ▁of ▁a ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ist ▁Church ▁in ▁Ho over . ▁ ▁Al most ▁immediately ▁after ▁beginning ▁its ▁min istry ▁in ▁Ho over , ▁the ▁church ▁began ▁to ▁experience ▁numerical ▁growth . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁had ▁purchased ▁property ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁permanent ▁location ▁on ▁Alabama ▁State ▁Route ▁ 1 5 0 , ▁but ▁was ▁waiting ▁for ▁construction ▁to ▁be ▁finished . ▁On ▁E aster ▁Sunday , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁dedicated ▁its ▁new ▁facilities , ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁ 5 5 0 - se at ▁san ctu ary , ▁educational ▁space ▁and ▁a