Tao Drayton, 43, owner of High Park Renovations; Andresa Drayton, 43, stay-at-home mom; with their kids , Phoenix, 9, Lotus, 12, Quest, 6, and Eros, 4.Tao grew up in the country, near Collingwood in an area called Mansfield. One of his parents’ friends lived in a converted schoolhouse, which Tao admired. He remembered there being a few renovated churches in the region, and thought he might be able to live in one someday.
When the pandemic hit, in March of 2020, the Draytons were up in Caledon visiting Andresa’s mother for the week. She lives in a large country home on 11 acres, and with the city on lockdown and schools going remote, Tao and Andresa figured they’d stay in the country to spend more time together. Then, in early January of 2021, they viewed a great church between Hamilton and Brantford. They submitted an offer, but lost out to a higher bid.
An alcove led to the bell tower—the Draytons were even able to ring the bell during their viewing by pulling on a long rope. But there was a catch—the buyers would need to assume responsibility and care for a two-and-a-half acre cemetery about 150 metres from the church. The church committee, which was responsible for selling the property, kept a two-week period open for offers. Three weeks later, the Draytons found out that their offer had gone through. The church—and its cemetery—was all theirs.
By June 1, the sale finally closed and the Draytons got the keys to the property—about 50 of them in a Ziploc bag, which included keys to boxes in the pews and an old safe in the altar area.
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