A Seattle strip club that was once a center for prostitution and routinely the subject of FBI stings is being born again.

Bethany Community Church bought Sugars, the infamous strip club, and is turning it into their central offices and a coffee shop.

“When we first entered the building it had a very dark feeling; smoke filled carpets, black painted ceilings and walls, and mirrors everywhere,” associate pastor Scott Sund told The Christian Post. “Before we started demolition, we met on Easter weekend and prayed and sang in the space to usher in the new story God was going to write through this place. It’s God’s story, we just get to play a small part.”

The church had been initially looking for a permanent location for services because they meet in a gym for weekly services.  Then the children’s director, who serves children in the neighborhood of the club, approached the leadership about buying the building.

The church’s volunteers have stripped the inside of the club by getting rid of the carpets and wall mirrors that defined the club.  The church hopes to have their community center open in the fall.