From Canada-With their congregations shrinking, churches across Canada are looking for a renewed place in their communities.
That search is to bring together religious leaders, community groups and elected officials on Saturday at The Spire for a daylong workshop about reimagining places of worship.
According to the National Trust for Canada, within the next decade about one-third of Canada’s 27,000 places of worship could be closed.
“These are really community hubs, they have been from the day churches were first built, that’s where everything happened. We’re trying to reclaim that,” Bruce Hutchinson of Friends of The Spire said.
“The model of a church that is empty all week is no longer financially viable.”
The workshop is to include sessions on how congregations can change how they see their church’s place in the community.
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