“ I ’ ve seen a similar heart , a similar passion , a similar faith , and undaunting courage as I walked with more than 60 pastors this past year in one way or another . While many have only half of their people back in attendance on Sunday , others haven ’ t yet had an in-person service . Even so , more than half of these 60-plus pastors are talking about building , renovating , expanding their facilities , or even adding a new campus !” — Rodney C . James
" With 129 faith-based projects in active design or construction stages , we have walked [ the ] path of uncertainty with many church leaders this year . [ W ] e believe two key trends for church facility expansion will gain traction : repurposing commercial buildings and financially sustainable church buildings .” — Don Mahoney
“ The pandemic has greatly affected the bottom line of most churches with decreased tithes and giving , making it more difficult to fund daily operations let alone the added costs of sanitizing the church ; providing Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE ) for pastors , lay staff and congregants ; important signage and other related communications . There are several areas of the budget that will be affected , especially payroll and purchasing .” — Rev . Clifton Morgan
“ Seven months have elapsed since the first PPP loan forgiveness applications were submitted , and the vast majority of these applications have yet to be processed by banks , In fact , the new Consolidated Appropriations Act significantly changes the loan forgiveness process for the first round of PPP Loans approved in the CARES ACT . Thus , I want to caution you that the devil is in the details — and those details are subject to change .” — Joe Park
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