National Fund for Sacred Places to Award $8.73 Million in Grants to 30 Congregations with Historic Buildings

The National Fund for Sacred Places, a program of Partners for Sacred Places in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, is proud to announce its newest cohort of grantees. This year, 29 churches and one synagogue (listed below) have been...

Rooted and Rising: Steeple Restoration at Calvary Baptist Church

For more than 140 years, Calvary Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been a prominent landmark and anchor institution in the Whittier neighborhood, one of the most diverse and vibrant neighborhoods in Minneapolis. Named in honor of John Greenleaf Whittier, a...

After a Disaster: Program Aids Congregations in Need of Emergency Repairs

By Lily Hamilton, Associate Director of the National Fund for Sacred Places Congregations stewarding historic houses of worship are often planning for the next once-in-a-generation building project. Whether a roof replacement, electrical system upgrade, or the...

Churches Are Closing- And Taking Their Economic Impact With Them

By Bob Jaeger Op-ed: The average urban historic sacred place generates more than $1.7 million in economic impact every year. What are cities doing to preserve that? Read...

Keeping it in the Community: Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church

Founded on the eve of the Civil War by abolitionist families in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood, the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church (LAPC) has been a force for social change for more than 160 years. Its Romanesque Revival-style building, which features a...