Despite America’s reputation for the wrecking ball, we’re actually pretty good at second acts. All across the country, old buildings quietly slip into new roles. Some transformations are so seamless you’d never suspect a thing. Others practically shout their former lives from the rooftop. New Castle has a perfect example in Victory Church. It used to be a Marsh Supermarket!
The Marsh Supermarket in New Castle’s Payne Village shopping center was built in 19581. It appears as though the building was remodeled into its “Happy Medium2” appearance around 19803. Unfortunately, the store closed in 2016 after its lease expired4.
The shuttered supermarket was purchased by Turning Point Life Center in 20205. The congregation remodeled the building into its present configuration and changed its name to Victory Church in 20226.
Sources Cited
1 Parcel 030-83997-00 (2026). Office of the Assessor. Henry County [New Castle]. Web. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
2 Lasting Values: the First Half-Century of Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. (1984). Marsh Supermarkets [Yorktown]. Book. p. 27.
3 (See footnote 1).
4 Kirby, A.J. (2016, July 29). New Castle Marsh set to close next week. The Muncie Star Press. p. A3.
5 (See footnote 1).
6 About Victory (n.d.). Victory Church. Web. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
