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Church of 8 Wheels Taking Over a Warehouse Near the Golden Gate Bridge In July for Inaugural ‘Skate Week’

A 20,000-square-foot warehouse near the Golden Gate Bridge will be transformed into a gigantic disco roller rink for the Church of 8 Wheels’ first-ever Skate Week in July, and wait ‘til you see the faux stained-glass windows they’ll be decorating the place with.

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Golden Gate Park Roller Skating Area Will Start Renting Out Skates This Weekend

You no longer need to own roller skates to go roller skating at Golden Gate Park’s Skatin’ Place, because starting Saturday, roller skates and inline skates will be available for rental at the celebrated outdoor rink.

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Church of 8 Wheels Building Gets Landmark Status, Skate Parties Will Apparently Keep On Rollin’

The former church on Fillmore Street now popularly known as the Church 8 Wheels was granted landmark status by the SF Board of Supervisors Tuesday, and while the property will be redeveloped into housing, its popular skate rink will reportedly stay intact.

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Giant Roller Skating Mural Unveiled in Golden Gate Park, Roller Disco Grand Opening Set for Saturday

A 93-foot roller skating-themed mural has been painted on the surface of the park's famed Skatin' Place area, and gets its Grand Opening Saturday morning with, of course, a roller disco celebration.

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Three Owls Rescued From Inside Church of 8 Wheels on Fillmore

Have you seen owls out and about in San Francisco? Well we have them. And three barn owls recently found their way into the Church of 8 Wheels roller disco on Fillmore Street — formerly known as Sacred Heart Parish.

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Church of 8 Wheels Roller Disco Reopens Friday

"The GodFather of Skate" and "The Mayor of Golden Gate Park" Rev. David Miles is finally ready to reopen the Church of 8 Wheels on Friday, with masks required.

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Church of 8 Wheels Roller Skating Venue Tried to Open as an Indoor Fitness Center, But Will Have to Wait Until 'Yellow' Tier

The popular roller skating venue at an abandoned church on Fillmore Street called The Church of 8 Wheels has been thwarted in its efforts to reopen to the public at least three times since November.

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Church of 8 Wheels Roller Rink Could Be Razed for Development

Planning Department documents show the church-turned roller rink has plans to transform into “36 group housing rooms,” which could be badly needed housing, or could be a giant Airbnb scheme.

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Sword-Slashing Suspect Had Felony Record In Oregon, Was Living In Tenderloin SRO

The man arrested Wednesday night in connection with last Friday's kooky-scary sword attack outside the Church of 8 Wheels was a resident of a Tenderloin SRO, and it's still unclear what led police to him.

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Sword-Attack Suspect Arrested; Victim Released From Hospital

The MAGA-hat wearing suspect in last Friday's sword slashing outside the Church of 8 Wheels roller disco has been found and arrested.

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Man Dressed As Pirate With MAGA Hat Slashes Man's Hand With Sword Outside Roller Disco

A man armed with a sword, dressed as a pirate, slashed another man on the hand with that sword Friday night outside the Church of 8 Wheels roller disco in the Fillmore. Police are still seeking the suspect, who apparently is a Trump supporter.

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Hallelujah! Church Of 8 Wheels Reopens After Renovations

Holy rollers at the Church of 8 Wheels, Fillmore Street's premiere house of God-turned-roller-rink, are in for a treat. As Hoodline has the good word, the popular recreational

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Video: Caitlyn Jenner Laces Up Roller Skates At SF's Church Of 8 Wheels

In last night's episode of Caitlyn Jenner's E! reality series I Am Cait, the celebrity seeks sanctuary in San Francisco, specifically at the Church of 8 Wheels. Jenner filmed

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Go Do This: Roller Disco In An Old Church!

Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, there will be a gay roller disco in an old church at Fillmore and Fell Streets. Are you going? Somehow I had not heard about the Church of 8