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Former religious buildings repurposed as inns, coffee shops
- Sep 2, 2019
When the congregation moved out of a century-old Methodist church in St. Louis, the building could have turned into a vacant eyesore. Instead, Lisa and Dan Macheca bought it and turned it into a bed and breakfast.
Tacoma landmark church to be demolished
- Aug 26, 2019
A landmark Catholic church in Tacoma will be demolished, church officials said.
Demolition begins at historic church in St. Paul
- Aug 14, 2019
An excavator began demolishing the former St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in the Como Park neighborhood about noon Tuesday.
Large number of Dutch churches to close in near future
- Aug 5, 2019
The Netherlands is known for being one of the most secular countries in Europe. The cities went first, but now the often traditionally catholic rural areas of the country are also secularizing fast.
National Trust: One-third of Canada’s churches to close within 10 years
- Mar 29, 2019
A third of Canada’s Christian architecture, some 9,000 churches, will close in the next 10 years, according to the National Trust for Canada.
All parishioners want for Christmas is reopening of church
- Dec 24, 2018
Nearly every Sunday since the closure, many of the more than 800 families that comprise the congregation have continued to meet in front of their old church building to pray the rosary and share a meal before going to mass at their new parish about a half mile away.
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