ST. PAUL — A woman who was molested by a nun is teaming up with a priest convicted of sexual misconduct to create a resource center for victims of sexual abuse.

Susan Pavlak and Gil Gustafson are raising funds with hopes of buying the chancery building of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The building has been assessed at about $6 million and is on the market as part of the archdiocese’s bankruptcy proceedings.

They said the building would house the Gilead Project, which they describe as an effort to prevent abuse and help victims and people of faith heal. Programming would include training for churches and clergy or child-protection professionals and research grants.

“The Gilead Project, and thus the center as an instrument of the project, is really aimed at transformation of individuals and systems so that we can have a safe and healthy society,” said Gustafson, who was convicted in the 1980s for sexual misconduct involving a minor.

The local chapter of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests has criticized Gustafson’s involvement and has called on others to withhold donations.