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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
In 2016, the First Baptist Church in Williamsburg, Virginia marked its 240th anniversary. The church was established for free and enslaved African Americans by Reverend Moses, a free Black itinerant preacher, and later led by Gowan Pamphlet, an enslaved man who served...
Even if you’re a Chicago native, you likely haven’t stepped inside the Gothic Revival–style Second Presbyterian Church that sits on the corner of Michigan Avenue and Cullerton Street. It’s not that it isn’t eye-catching—its limestone exterior by architect James...
