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Churches close their doors as fewer Americans attend
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Ok, so it sounds like the church is a bad community investment but if the building is repurposed into a community centre run by the municipality then that’s the best option, no? It can even hold religious services for multiple religions now that it’s just a building.
Also you could totally have dances in a church! The social dances where I’m from are held in the basement of a church on Fridays. Before it moved to a community centre the organization where I live now held them in a church that had been converted like I mentioned above.
Your issue is a lack of imagination, not a lack of church.
That's what's happening now in England. The Church of England is selling off redundant churches and church halls, and encourages the buyers to continue using them as community spaces. I know an architect who bought a church hall in our neighbourhood, has put a large amount of money into restoring it after decades of under-investment, and has converted it to his home and offices for his business, but he's also kept the main hall available for community groups. There are dance groups for kids, political party meetings, t'ai chi classes, and a book circle, and those are only the ones I've noticed.
I also noticed on a visit that a former church in Amsterdam is now a leather club.
Oooo fuck yea that’s awesome! The conversion in England sounds fun too :P
But yea that’s very uplifting to hear about, I’m glad the architect to make that work and that the town has taken to it so readily.