Summary
Churches across the U.S. are grappling with dwindling attendance and financial instability, forcing many to close or sell properties.
The Diocese of Buffalo has shut down 100 parishes since the 2000s and plans to close 70 more. Nationwide, church membership has dropped from 80% in the 1940s to 45% today.
Some churches repurpose their land to survive, like Atlanta’s First United Methodist Church, which is building affordable housing.
Others, like Calcium Church in New York, make cutbacks to stay open. Leaders warn of the long-term risks of declining community and support for churches.
Churches that shut down don’t get burned down.
but if they don’t get 10% of everyone’s income how can they afford to reallocate and protect the offenders??
praise whatever!
Crazy that it takes the church shitting down for them to actually follow gods message of giving to the poor.
There’s shit down everywhere!
it’s shit turtles all the way down
They are working behind the scenes to push women back into the kitchen and stoking white nationalist rage.
I worked for an agency helping close a midwestern diocese. They branded it a positive thing but I was in the meetings with priests hearing the low down and how closings will go. It’s sad. Half the priests are old and just trying to get through. The other half want to help but are being told the cost of their renovations is more important. Let it crumble.
Hallelujah
The church is nothing but a tool of opposition. Glad to see it have less influence.
Too bad its not baptist.
Good riddance.
FINALLY! You guys start to get secular state!
We still have to deal with Putin’s “200 churches” bullshit.
Good.
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Psh. Until trump’s project’25 handlers make church attendance mandatory for citizenship.
Prayer day in kenshi IRL
Hip Hip
There’ll be no Weezer in this thread…
Hooray
Good.
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Good.
Fantastic news, less grifting. Now shutdown mega churches.
