Former Maine church converted into community center for teens [Video]

A new center for Maine teenagers has opened inside an old Catholic church in Biddeford, a transformation that has been years in the making.The grand opening of the My Place Teen Center at the former St. Andre’s Church on Bacon Street was held Monday night.St. Andre’s was built in 1910 and held its last Mass at the end of 2010. The church was vacant and falling apart when the My Place Teen Center, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Westbrook, took over the building seven years ago.”When I first walked in here, there were a lot of dead bird carcasses because there were so many holes in the building,” said Donna Dwyer, chief executive officer of the My Place Teen Center. “Because of the power of people, passion and a whole lot of pluck, seven years later, here we are.”My Place Teen Center spent $4 million to renovate the former church …