church building
What is a beautiful church building for?
What my bad sermons made bland, our sanctuary made sweet.
Church security and the risks of hospitality
My church has Fort Knox-level safety protocols. Why?
Learning to love our church’s (expensive) steeple
At first I resented the costly repairs. Then I took a closer look.
Church buildings aren’t just buildings
The church is made of people. But they need a home.
Asset management: How a building can serve a churchs mission
Buildings and grounds can be leveraged to support a church’s mission—and to extend its presence in the community.
Clutter buster: A church clears a path
A church is not a building. But I believe a church building is often an outward and visible sign of a congregation's spiritual condition.
Whose holy ground?
“You are here to kneel,” wrote Eliot, “where prayer has been valid.” But which prayers are valid at the Mezquita Catedral, or at Hagia Sophia?
The church is a steeple
Our
steeple came down a few weeks ago. After 50-plus years, it had
worn out beyond repair. During the construction, I spent a lot of time standing in the parking lot, staring skyward.
Holy ruins: Photographs by Lisa Beth Anderson
At the peak of its membership in the 1960s, City United Methodist Church in Gary, Indiana, had 3,000 members.