The Polish Workers Mural in St . Adalbert Catholic Church was installed in 1941 , when the pews were full of Polish immigrants . Many of their descendants are still parishioners , but 90 % of current families are first- or second-generation Latin American immigrants . The congregation is preserving its building with support from the National Fund so that it can continue to serve the people of South Bend , IN , for another 100 years . Photo : Gavin Moulton .
The National Fund for Sacred Places
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Getting that [ National Fund ] award gives our church and gives our capital campaign instant credibility .” — Donald Popielarz , St . Adalbert Catholic Church , South Bend , IN
371
Letters of Intent received
16
Congregations admitted into program
$ 3,500,00
Capital Grant Funds awarded
$ 16,128,170 +
Additional Funds leveraged
The National Fund for Sacred Places , a program of Partners for Sacred Places in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation , provides capital grants for the restoration or rehabilitation of historic sacred places of national or regional significance . Since 2016 , the National Fund has awarded or pledged $ 21.5 million to 114 community-serving congregations representing 25 faith traditions in 39 states , the District of Columbia , and Puerto Rico . So far , this grantmaking has resulted in over four dollars leveraged for every grant dollar invested in participating congregations .
2023 – 24 NATIONAL FUND PARTICIPANTS
All Souls Unitarian Church , Washington , D . C . Alrasool Islamic Center , Taylorsville , UT Breakers Covenant Church International , Detroit , MI Church of the Holy Apostles ( Episcopal ), New York , NY Church of St . Paul and St . Andrew United Methodist , New York , NY Faith Congregational Church , Hartford , CT First Bryan Baptist Church , Savannah , GA First Unitarian Church , Philadelphia , PA St . Adalbert Catholic Church , South Bend , IN St . Francis de Sales Oratory ( Catholic ), St . Louis , MO St . Mark ’ s Lutheran Church , Baltimore , MD St . Paul ’ s Episcopal Church , Key West , FL St . Peter ’ s / San Pedro Episcopal Church , Salem , MA United Parish in Brookline , Brookline , MA Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo , Buffalo , NY Vang Lutheran Church , Dennison , MN
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