An Interview with The Rev. Dr. Donna Shaper
Spending time with The Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper, one of the founders of Bricks an [...]
An Interview with The Rev. Dr. Thomas E. Frank
The Rev. Dr. Thomas Frank has served as a pastor, teacher and leader in United [...]
National Fund for Sacred Places: Congregations Complete Their Capital Projects in 2021
The National Fund for Sacred Places, a program of Partners for Sacred Places in [...]
Fear Not! Capital Campaigns in the Time of COVID
Congregations that had begun capital campaign projects before the pandemic or those just about to launch a campaign successfully developed novel solutions. Capital campaigns are organized, planned efforts to raise substantial sums of money in a relatively short period to make capital improvements, fund new ministries, or perhaps create an endowment – and are never easy in the best of circumstances.
9 Tips for Making Your Building Watertight
Of all the natural forces that can deteriorate your sacred space— wind, sun, and water in the form of rain, snow, and ice—water has the potential to cause the most damage.
NEW DOLLARS/NEW PARTNERS for California Sacred Places
A Program to Help Congregations in California Preserve and Maximize Their Older [...]
Black Faith Leaders Convening
They marched down the center aisle of the hallowed halls of the magnificent Concord Baptist Church of God and Christ in Brooklyn, New York. Hundreds of people arrived with solemn faces for the occasion, led by Dr. Gary V. Simpson, Senior Pastor, and the esteemed Vernon Jordan. These were the toilers in the vineyard, leaders of an interfaith array of congregations from across the United States: civil rights icons, activists and advocates, spiritual leaders, businesspeople.
Property Insurance Claims at Sacred Places: Free Webinars
Sacred Places are valuable buildings that represent decades (or even centuries [...]
SACRED PLACES / Faith and Form from the President
IT’S BECOMING INCREASINGLY APPARENT to civic leaders across America that many of our congregations, especially in older urban and rural communities, have declined in size over the last several decades [...]
Community Learning Hubs in Sacred Places
Community Learning Hubs in Sacred Places In response to COVID-19, school distr [...]