▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁church ▁attend ance ▁decl ined ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁St . ▁James ▁was ▁merged ▁with ▁G le be ▁United ▁Church ▁located ▁just ▁two ▁blocks ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁creating ▁G le be - St . ▁James ▁United ▁Church . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁community ▁centre . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁city ▁pushed ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁structure ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁building ▁a ▁new ▁community ▁centre ▁in ▁Bre wer ▁Park ▁that ▁would ▁serve ▁both ▁the ▁G le be ▁and ▁Old ▁Ott awa ▁South . ▁Both ▁communities ▁protest ed ▁this ▁plan ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁scra pped . ▁Instead , ▁extensive ▁renov ations ▁were ▁undert aken , ▁which ▁were ▁completed ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁G le be ▁Community ▁Centre ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁diverse ▁programs ▁it ▁offers ▁to ▁children ▁and ▁youth . ▁In ▁summer ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁G CC ▁began ▁the ▁G le be ▁Le ad ership ▁Program , ▁a ▁youth ▁leadership ▁camp ▁for ▁ 1 2 - ▁to ▁ 1 6 - year - olds . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁G le be ▁Ne igh bour hood ▁Activ ities ▁Group ▁G le be ▁Community ▁Centre ▁ ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Ott awa ▁Category : Comm unity ▁cent res ▁in ▁Canada ▁Category : P all ad ian ▁Rev ival ▁architecture ▁in ▁Canada <0x0A> </s> ▁Pe op les ▁Trust ▁for ▁End