{
  "id": 16688845,
  "title": "Michigan woman buys 128-year-old church for $45K, turns it into home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/michigan-woman-buys-128-year-old-church-for-45k-turns-it-into-home",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-26T21:32:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/michigan-woman-whitney-anderson-45-buys-128-year-old-abandoned-church-for-45000-and-turns-it-into-dream-home-spends-194000-on-renovations-hopes-to-finish-by-2028-as-total-cost-could-reach-400000/articleshow/135219451.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Whitney Anderson, 45, bought a 128-year-old abandoned church in Michigan for $45,000 and is turning it into her dream home. She has spent an estimated $194,000 on renovations since June 2024 and hopes to complete most of the work by 2028. As costs could reach $400,000, Anderson describes the project as the biggest gamble of her life.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}