CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City Council on Monday, July 22, 2024, approved the purchase of the facilities of the former Clark Street Church of God and Calvary Apostolic First United Pentecostal Church, to create a 200-seat community performing arts center. Among other uses, the building will house the Cullman Community Theatre.
“We all are very excited about the investment into arts in our community,” said CCT Director Wayne Cook. “It’s a great step toward solidifying our commitment to making theatre accessible to this community for many years to come.”
Cullman Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism Executive Director Nathan Anderson, whose department will oversee the facility, told the council of his first visit to the site with Mayor Woody Jacobs, “Man, just walking through the doors, we knew right away that’s what it was. So I know, I believe about every councilman went by the property at some point in time. We appreciate them opening the doors so many times. But we all felt the same way.
“We’ve got a very talented community theater program. We’ve got a lot of talented performing artists of all kinds: music, choir – I’m just excited to have a home for them, because this has been a long time coming. Cullman has a rich history of this: when we were founded with the Germans, there were several great theaters here, so it’s great to see us embrace the arts and move it forward.”
Anderson told The Tribune that he plans to visit other community theatre facilities and bring in experts to oversee the conversion of the facility, and that he hopes that the new arts center will be open to use “soon.”
Other council business
The council approved:
- A resolution to authorize the mayor to enter into a contract with the Cullman City Board of Education for School Resource Officers
- to enter into a contract with Three Point Construction to perform jack and bore services for a water line replacement under US Highway 278 near Domino’s Pizza, in an amount not to exceed $92,100
- An ordinance to amend the city’s sidewalk regulations
- An ordinance to annex property owned by Pioneer Land Acquisitions on County Road 770 into the city limits of Cullman as R-4 Residential District, allowing the construction of a variety of homes, from single family dwellings to an apartment complex
The Cullman City Council meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month, at 7 p.m. in the Cullman City Hall auditorium. The public is invited to attend.
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