A looming ‘tsunami’ of church closings is poised to remake America | CNN
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Experts project an estimated 100,000 churches in the US will close or be repurposed over the next decade. This dire forecast is outlined in a new PBS documentary series, “Christianity at a Crossroads.”

Experts project an estimated 100,000 churches in the US will close or be repurposed over the next decade.

Many churches will be unable to escape this “tsunami” of closings — a grim trajectory one pastor described as, “Every year the pews are getting emptier and the collection plates getting lighter.”

  • cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works
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    10 days ago

    I have been thinking for a while that so so many of these churches sit on prime real estate that they would have to give up if they actually had to pay property taxes. Same with cemetaries. Like, you got acres of land sitting in my city where sfh go for millions of dollars.