As flocks shrink, many churches sell old buildings

Dec 30, 2006

—

Columbus Dispatch: As flocks shrink, many churches sell old buildings (HT: Presbyweb)

MILWAUKEE — For sale: a charming, well-maintained building with high ceilings and classic architecture. Enjoy 38,000 square feet of space on a sprawling 14.25-acre lot. Minutes from downtown. Altars, bells and stained glass not included. Asking price: $4 million.

Population shifts, declining Mass attendance and a shortage of priests in many areas have forced Roman Catholic leaders to consolidate parishes and sell off churches.

But selling a house of worship is no easy task. Pastors must placate parishioners upset by the sale and find a buyer who will respect the building’s history.

Parishioners in Pittsburgh were riled in 1996 when the former St. John the Baptist Church became the Church Brew Works, a restaurant that brews beer near where an altar once stood. ….

Church building sales

Comments

2 responses to “As flocks shrink, many churches sell old buildings”

Virgil

December 30, 2006

“Parishioners in Pittsburgh were riled in 1996 when the former St. John the Baptist Church became the Church Brew Works, a restaurant that brews beer near where an altar once stood. ….”
Oh come on! Luther would have loved that! 🙂 Christian beer? What more can they ask for?

Loading…

Reply
Michael W. Kruse

December 31, 2006

Hehehe
As I recall it was Luther who said, “You can’t do good theology without beer.”
I can see a whole new wave of emerging churches with names like “Solomon’s Porch and Brew Pub.”

Loading…

Reply

As flocks shrink, many churches sell old buildings

Like this:

Comments

2 responses to “As flocks shrink, many churches sell old buildings”

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

As flocks shrink, many churches sell old buildings

Share this:

Like this:

Comments

2 responses to “As flocks shrink, many churches sell old buildings”

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Discover more from Kruse Kronicle