By Ann Marie Swan In January 2018, my first steps inside A Church, with its steeple pointing toward the heavens, were tentative. The former First Baptist Church, built in 1885 on 4th and D streets in Salida, was purchased by Sheree and Kurt Beddingfield in July 2016 to create a place for community members to discover and celebrate their spiritual sides, from the metaphysical to the whimsical. But I wondered whether A Church would truly feel like a sacred space. A Church hosts monthly gatherings with speakers whose backgrounds range from meditation to fisheries to medicine, and community game nights…
