generosity with a church building

I think there’s a smarter way to put older church buildings to good Kingdom use. Capital campaigns easily cost millions of dollars for churches that need to raise funds for new building facilities. Not easy to come by.

There’s another way to get facilities — renovate an older church building that’s gifted from an older declining congregation. (cf. Generosity from Generation to Generation)

I heard about a story of an older church gifting their building to a younger church, and I had to find out more. Watch this video interview with Isaac Park (@isaacpark) ::

What am amazing story in the heart of Durham, North Carolina! 95-year old Lakewood Baptist Church deeded its building to the younger Grace Mission Community Church and now cohabitate [sic] as 2 churches on 1 campus.

Granted, some older church buildings are located in a place where fewer people now live, so that real estate might not be useful for worship gatherings. I think those church buildings can still be generosity deeded over to a next generation of worshippers as good stewardship. Plus, a very tangible connection with the history of the saints upon whose shoulders we stand. Could be better outreach, too — Unchurched Prefer Cathedrals Over Contemporary Church Buildings.

Keeping it in the family (of God) sure beats cashing out a Christian church building to developers and turned into a luxury home or bookstore or or condos or event venue/ nightclub or apartments or into a Buddhist temple or mosque.