Church building

COSHOCTON — Sheldon Mencer couldn't bear to see the church he grew up in close to remaining vacant.The Tyndall United Methodist Church congregation has aged and shrunk in recent years and recently merged with Conesville and New Moscow…

A SPECIAL Mass was held recently to mark the Diamond Jubilee of the St Mungo's RC Church building. The congregation, on Mar d'Alloa Street, gathered on the evening of Tuesday, September 21 to mark the 60th…

The first Protestant missionaries came to Visakhapatnam in 1805. They were from the London Missionary Society (LMS). It was the first Protestant missionary society that had come to the Telugu-speaking areas of the former Madras…

Exactly 200 years ago this year, several men dined at Stephen Duncan's Natchez home. Close friends, they were members of the Anglican Communion. Most of them didn't live in Natchez very long. They must have missed…

Eternity commissioned building ventilation expert Geoff Hanmer, Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Adelaide, to prepare this report on churches. Hanmer contributed to The Conversation website on this topic. Church…

A longtime custom home builder in Wilmington recently completed a one-of-a-kind office project and will showcase it at an open house on Friday.PBC Design + Build has established its own office in the former…

A NEW church has finally opened in Bournemouth town center seven years after construction began. Lansdowne Church marked its return to Lansdowne Road in the new building with a special series of community events.…

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St. Nicholas Antiochan Orthodox Cathedral on State Street, Brooklyn, originally St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church. Photo courtesy of Jim Henderson/Wikipedia A church building at 355 State St. in Boerum Hill is one of 19 buildings…

The Bethany Christian Church building on North Brazos Street in Burton.(courtesy Darrell Scott Nies) The Burton Bridge Ministry thrift store will soon be moving to a new location. At the ministry meeting last month, the board…

The tallest church is in the German city of Ulm, and it's a humble modern marvel to see in person. Ulm Minster towers over all the other buildings around it and is now the tallest church in…

Few congregations are engaging in multimillion-dollar initiatives during the pandemic, which has otherwise…

Members of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Shiner has more than one reason to celebrate this…

+4A development application has been submitted for additional church facilities next to the iconic St John's Anglican Church.Plans submitted to Camden Council propose alterations and extensions to the existing state heritage listed church…

SYRACUSE, NY (WSYR-TV) - If you pass by 711 East Fayette Street in Syracuse, you'll see it needs a lot of work. However, its foundation as the former home of the popular AME Zion Church is solid. "The People's AME Zion Church is…

When: August 9 supervisors meeting.What happened: The council has opened two bids – one for a church…

The Friends of St. Giles, a group seeking to stop the demolition and redevelopment of the former St. Giles United Church building at 85 Holton Street South overlooking Main Street, says talks with the congregation of New Vision United…

For a second year, the annual Sacred Sites Open House will be virtual. The event, from 1 to 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 15, is sponsored by the South End Preservation Association. One of the featured churches has been home to two different…

One person was killed and five others injured when the Joint Security Task Force operating with the Borno State Geographic Information System (BOGIS) clashed with church members during the demolition of the Ekklesiyar building Yan'uwa a…

Discovery United Methodist Church near Short Pump is considering selling two of its eight acres to a developer who wants to build 25 townhouses. (Michael Schwartz photo) As pastor of Discovery United Methodist Church near Short Pump, Adam…

By: Geronimo Viernes Jr., Southern Asia-Pacific Division, and Adventist ReviewRHot off the heels of a Voice of Youth (VOY) Ignite evangelism series held in Bulacan Province, Philippines from December 2020 to May 2021, church leaders from…

GREENTOWN - There's a different kind of communion served outside an old church in Greentown.A brightly…

Calgary authorities said a church was intentionally set on fire Sunday night in southeast Calgary. CBC News reports that emergency crews responded after several calls about the building belonging to the House of Prayer Alliance church.…

A Germantown property that once housed St. Mark's Baptist Church and near Monell's restaurant has been…

Bishop Larry J. Kulick, Bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg, has made a series of announcements that will…

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Offering a new place of worship, Chamberlayne Baptist Church is donating its entire building to Bethlehem Baptist Church – 100% debt free. Chamberlayne Baptist Church has existed since 1953 and they will…

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The decision could come down to this: should a relatively ordinary-looking building designed by an architect extraordinaire from Evanston be given landmark status - a status that would make it much more difficult for an owner to demolish…

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(RNS) - A small press advisory crossed my desk this week announcing that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is starting a pilot program to allow LDS Church buildings to be used as "places Gathering” for young single adults.…

A fall start is expected for the reimagining of the tornado-damaged Five Points building that once housed a…

KINGSPORT — If you inherited a church, what would you do with it?That's the question the Click family faced…

With only $52.50 remaining in the congregation's operating fund, members of Soldier Creek Old School…

Fort Worth food pantry forced out of its church building moves to new location A food pantry that's been serving families in east Fort Worth moved this weekend to a new location. That's because the church running the pantry was forced…

DUNNELLON — After initially refusing to take action, Dunnellon City Council finally agreed on Monday to engage an architect to determine whether a city-owned building would be a suitable replacement for the deteriorating police…

By Elizabeth Reinhart/Zip06.com • 04/06/2021 10:37 AM EST With a significant decline in church attendance over the past century, many of Essex's historic church buildings have been adapted for modern reuse. This includes a 172-year-old…

By PAUL GUZZO, Tampa Bay TimesTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A church service has not been held at the 115-year-old First Congregational Church building in decades.But it still feels like a place of worship, with the deity being Arturo Fuente, the…

Crammed between an aging bus station, fire station and the Salvation Army, the Ridge Street storefront of the former Mount Zion Baptist Church is easy to miss despite its soaring spire and large for sale…

The wooden benches rest comfortably on the green carpet, which covers the entire floor of the sanctuary. The walls are lined with stained glass, and the sun shines through the windows, dazzling the purples, blues, and yellows that make up…

TAMPA — A church service has not been held in the 115-year-old First Congregational Church building in decades.But it still feels like a place of worship, with the deity being Arturo Fuente, the Tampa-rooted international cigar…

Its name and design are meant to evoke peace and reconciliation, but the proposed Olive Leaf building in historic Arrowtown has instead fueled division, backlash and now legal action. reports Oliver Lewis. When the Eiffel Tower was…

Chincoteague Baptist Church near the new church. Accomack County photo.By Carol Vaughn —One of the oldest religious buildings on the east coast was vandalized on Sunday.Chincoteague Baptist Church, on Sign Post Road near New Church, was…

Developers are moving forward with a plan to restore the former historic First United Methodist Church building downtown, converting it into apartments, a public activity center and a gym.The Bartlesville Board of Adjustments will vote…

GREENFIELD — Construction of the new multipurpose building at Blessed Sacrament Church is expected to be complete by October, after starting last September and being delayed by weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.At 7,700 square feet and…

The Old St. Andrew's Church building at 317 A. Philip Randolph Boulevard may at first glance seem a bit out of place in Jacksonville's modern downtown sports district. But in fact, he was there long before anything else. The…

HOLY ANGEL — The PaulAnn Baptist Church in San Angelo is working on new additions to its facilities at 2531 Smith Blvd.Quinn Banister, project manager, said they are building a stadium-style worship center that will accommodate 1,500…

WINCHESTER - It was a bittersweet but hopeful morning for parishioners of First United Methodist Church on…

In the latest egregious attack on the general church in communist China, Chinese government authorities demolished a mega-church building in the Funan, Anhui area, beginning demolition while the congregation worshipped. Church pastors…

The First Community Church stands out at 2007 E. 15th St.The tower and…

The East Nashville property that houses the iconic religious building that long housed Russell Street Church…

In church architecture, there are important moves that church leaders should consider before embarking on a church building project, renovation, or remodel. We asked Marian Liautaud, Chief Marketing Officer of Aspen Group, to identify the…

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Americans don't build churches like they used to.Construction of religious buildings in the United States has fallen to its lowest level since private records began in 1967. Religious groups will build about 10.3 million square feet this…