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.

Historic Community Serving Sacred Places Receive Major Gifts


Two Dallas churches with a history of serving the larger community will receive grants from Partners for Sacred Places. Grace United Methodist Church will receive $25,000 and Oak Lawn United Methodist Church will receive $100,000. These grants were made possible by several anonymous donors with an interest in these congregation’s efforts to make a real difference in the lives of their community. Both churches were among a dozen Dallas congregations that participated in Partners’ intensive New Dollars, New Partners training program. 

The Rev. Dr. Frank Drenner, senior pastor at Oak Lawn responded to news of the grant from Partners by saying “I am thankful for organizations such as Partners for Sacred Places who see the value of congregations such as Grace and Oak Lawn, and choose to generously join us in fulfilling God’s vision in our community”. According to Reverend Reedy at Grace, “The gift…affirms a congregation whose missions provide over $4,000,000 in services to the community each year.”

Congratulations to both of these congregations!