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...

A Perfect Composition: Philip Glass’s Etudes in Honor of The Glass House

The First Presbyterian Church in Stamford, Connecticut, hosted an evening concert—in partnership with the Highland Green Foundation—to celebrate the 75th anniversary of The Glass House, a historic site in neighboring New Canaan, in October 2024. The Glass House was...

$4 Million Awarded to 24 Historic Faith Communities by National Fund for Sacred Places

The National Fund for Sacred Places, a program of Partners for Sacred Places in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, is pleased to announce its 2024 grantees. Twenty-four historically significant faith communities have been admitted into...

After Years of Infiltration from the Elements, a Modernist Hotspot’s Iconic Tower is Restored

Despite its spectacular collection of Modernist architecture, Columbus, Indiana, has a surprising dearth of architects. Louis Joyner is one of just a handful of architects currently based in this small city of about 50,000 residents. So, when First Christian...