Sacred Places Magazine Winter 2026 | Page 19

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Congregation considers the future of buildings and land, including changes to property use or ownership.
The Congregation ' s Financial Team should: The Congregation ' s leaders should:
Assess the spaces and amenities of your property and how you / others are using them.
Engage stakeholders regarding the congregation / property’ s neighborhood impact.
Teams reconnect.
Articulate the property’ s purpose for congregation and community.
Teams reconnect.
Assess options for continued use and management of the property.
In order to:
Assess potential and need for earned income from property.
Consider current / potential partners, given the property ' s purpose.
Answer each of the questions below. You may have more than one outcome.
Do you have " extra " property
that you are interested in
developing?
Do you have large amounts
of under-used space
needing an anchor tenant?
Do you have under-utilized
spaces that you would like to
find additional users for?
Do you have the ca
resources to develop
organization focused o
YES
Do you have at least 10 years of financial stability and solvency?
YES YES YES
YES
YES
Does a judicatory body have say / control over the property?
NO
Explore potential
development opportunities
for growth and sustainability.
Recruit a significant and
well-established anchor
tenant for long-term success.
Create / Strengthen a
space-sharing strategy for
greater efficiency.
Explore creation social enterpr community-se organization or b