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New York’s Trinity Church has a diverse investment portfolio worth $6 billion
Much of the church’s financial success has been attributed to their tax-exempt status as well as wise management of their holdings which can be traced to a gift of 215 acres from Queen Anne in 1705.
5 Do’s and 5 Don’ts for Utilizing Your Church Building Well
A physical space can be at the vital center of ministry—if you don’t make it an idol.
Reimagine worship spaces, resurrect churches from disuse
Still others create in their empty sanctuaries workstations that people can use at no or little cost. They remove the pews to make space for people to do yoga or sleep or work or all three. They resurrect unused or dusty — or even moldy — spaces.
Philanthropy Has an Extraordinary Opportunity To Help Religious Institutions In Crisis
Partners for Sacred Places in Philadelphia actively recruits artists who can use low-cost or free space (or even market-rate space) to perform, rehearse and more. It also produced the Arts Market Study, a state-of-the-art adaptive reuse, and the “halo report,” showing how much cultural and economic value will be gone if religious buildings disappear.