The congregation at Falls Church, the namesake of its Virginia town, gathers with its bishop. Constructed in 1769, the church has a remarkable history— George Washington and George Mason were parishioners— and it remains vibrant, with a school and many community programs. The National Fund is helping this congregation preserve its history and continue serving its neighbors. Photo: Ellie Bangay

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 over $ 26 million to 138 community-serving congregations representing 26 faith traditions in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. So far, this grantmaking has resulted in over $ 4 leveraged for every grant dollar invested in participating congregations.

2024 – 25 NATIONAL FUND PARTICIPANTS

Billings First Congregational Church, UCC, Billings, MT Campbell Chapel A. M. E. Church, Bluffton, SC Central United Methodist Church, Detroit, MI Christ on Capitol Hill( Lutheran), St. Paul, MN Congregation Mishkan Israel, Hamden, CT Denver Community Church( Nondenominational), CO First Congregational Church, UCC, Columbus, OH First Lutheran Church of Ketchikan, AK First Presbyterian Church Fargo, ND First Presbyterian Church of Taos, NM Historic St. George’ s United Methodist Church, Philadelphia, PA KAM Isaiah Israel, Chicago, IL Kinderhook Reformed Church, Kinderhook, NY New Life at Calvary Church( Presbyterian), Cleveland, OH Santuario Nacional San Martín de Porres( Catholic), Bayamón, PR St. James in the City Episcopal Church, Los Angeles, CA St. Paul’ s Episcopal Church, Marquette, MI St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church, Michigan City, IN Tabernacle Baptist Church, Augusta, GA The Church of the Holy City( Swedenborgian), Wilmington, DE The Falls Church( Episcopal), Falls Church, VA Warren Temple United Methodist Church, LaGrange, GA West Central Abbey( Episcopal), Spokane, WA Zion Baptist Church of Philadelphia, PA

We were able to announce the unique opportunity to match fundraising through the National Fund for Sacred Places, infusing both real dollars into our campaign and also an energetic spirit.” The Rev. Casey Callahan, First Baptist Church of Asheville, NC