Church Group Purchases Former Enfield Namco Building

ENFIELD, CT — After three decades as a Namco store selling pool supplies and patio furniture, a large commercial building on Route 5 will soon be home to an 800-plus member church.

Enfield land records indicate the 19,665 square foot building at 1551 King Street was purchased this week for $775,000 by the New Day Church of the Assemblies of God, a Massachusetts-based church.

The acquisition of the building marks the second time the church will hold services in Enfield. After forming in early 2008 at the Longmeadow Community House, the "nontraditional church in traditional New England" moved its gatherings to the then-Crowne Plaza Hotel (now Holiday Inn) on Brightmeadow Boulevard in 2009.

Since the beginning of 2010, the church has held Sunday services in the theater at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield.

Mike Sorcinelli, lead pastor at New Day, said, "We began meeting at the Hall of Fame the first Sunday in January 2010. We really don't have a date yet for when we will begin meeting in Enfield, but we are hoping early 2018."

More information about the church may be obtained by visiting www.newdaychurch.cc.

Secure Energy Realty LLC had purchased the vacant Namco property last fall for $500,000, according to Enfield land records.

Prior to its acquisition by Namco in 1986, the Route 5 property, built in 1972, had housed several automobile showrooms, including Corey Volkswagen and later a Dodge dealership.

The purchase marks the second time in five years a Bay State church group has acquired a large retail building on the southern end of Route 5 in Enfield. In 2012, the Grace & Glory Apostolic Church, based in East Longmeadow, bought the 27,000 square foot former Nassau Furniture store and surrounding 18 acres at 1600 King Street for $1.8 million.

Photo credit: Town of Enfield Assessor's Office