Congregations open up their buildings to serve children, the hungry, the homeless and others in need. Sacred places stabilize neighborhoods, strengthen commercial districts and significantly add to the economic health of our communities. All of this is endangered, however, when congregations can no longer afford to maintain these aging buildings. Partners has developed a family of highly-acclaimed resources to help congregations connect better to their communities, raise capital funds in new ways and preserve their historic building for future generations. We are the nation's only non-sectarian, nonprofit organization dedicated the sound stewardship and active community use of America's older religious properties.

Sacred places have enormous public value! The Halo Effect, a groundbreaking research project, is now underway in Fort Worth and the results will generate clear and compelling evidence that increased public investment in the infrastructure of sacred places will have a catalytic effect on economic development in the city. Click Halo to learn more-


Fort Worth New Dollars/ New Partners is now in progress!

The current Fort Worth New Dollars/New Partners class will met on Friday, March 9th at Western Hills UMC for Module 3,  A Capital Campaign Primer.  Congregations learned how to structure a successful campaign to raise much needed funds for their sacred place. Participants also explored the role of congregation members and outside professionals. Participating congregations include-
Edge Park UMC
Ridglea UMC
South Hills Christian Church
Western Hills UMC
St. Andrew's UMC
THANKS to Western Hills United Methodist Church for hosting the day of training and providing a wonderful breakfast and lunch for the group!