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.”

  • MonkeMischief@lemmy.today
    6·
    2 days ago

    Yeah, it’d be awesome if these could be community centers. Local worshipers could still even request the space on occasion!

    Replacing them with smoke shops and carwashes and cash advances or a Subway isn’t the net positive we’d hope for. =\

    I’ve heard this referred to as a “third space”, a place not home nor work where people can hang out and not be hassled for not buying anything. Like parks and libraries.

    They’re quickly disappearing. :(

    • heavy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      I like that idea, just a space people can exist together. I wouldn’t mind my tax dollars going to that.

    • Echolynx@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      I’ve seen some churches becoming breweries, I think it was in Germany or Sweden.