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These past several months have been exceptionally busy for Partners, but also extraordinarily productive — chock full of milestones for anyone who cares about historic sacred places!

If you’ve been reading the newspaper, watching television orlistening to the radio, you’re bound to have heard that theNational Trust for Historic Preservation named urban houses ofworship to this year’s listing of America’s 11 Most EndangeredHistoric Places. Partners had a hand in this listing — submittingthe nomination and helping to identify the six “poster children”across the country.

Now, we’re going to make hay. Partners and the Trust areembarking on a new collaboration to sustain the high publicprofile the list is generating and translate this attention into apragmatic strategy to mobilize resources.

The enormous need of older sacred places is clearly over-whelming available resources. “Triage” is a scary word -— itimplies we can’t save them all — but we may have to practicetriage given the level of disrepair among so many properties.“Managed” triage gives us the chance to establish criteria to guidethe sound investment of new resources. We can start by savingsacred places of great cultural significance, and those with strongleadership committed to practicing good stewardship, and with avision for using historic buildings and other congregational assetsto benefit the larger community.

In many neighborhoods, the stakes are high and the impact oflosing sacred places greatly underestimated. How do we helppotential supporters see both the returns from wise investment insacred places, as well as the consequences of inaction?

Right now, we have more questions than answers. How can weshape a long-term strategy for capital investment in sacred places?Will a national pool of capital funds appeal to donors or is a seriesof local or regional approaches likely to be more persuasive topotential supporters?

Partners is already hard at work equipping congregations withnew capacity to tell their stories of heritage and communityservice through our New Dollars/New Partners Training Program. Atthe same time, if we can help public and private sector leadersrecognize and support the value of sacred places, then the tellingof these stories will find a ready and welcoming audience. That’sour biggest challenge.

Diane Cohen and Bob Jaeger

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Contents4 Partners Nominates Urban Places

of Worship to “11 Most Endangered” List

5 Federal Preservation Grants Now Available

6 New Dollars/New Partners Goes National

7 Fundraising Tips: Before Your Capital Campaign — A Feasibility Study

8 News You Can Use: Website; Conferences

9 Maintenance Tips: Developing a Religious Property Inventory

11 2002 Supporters

14 Professional Alliance

15 About Partners

from theCo-Directors

Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Chicago,IL, nominated to the 2003 “11 Most Endangered HistoricPlaces” List of the National Trust for Historic PreservationPhoto courtesy of the City of Chicago

SACRED PLACES REPLACES THE FORMER UPDATEAND IS PUBLISHED QUARTERLY. FOR INFORMATIONON ADVERTISING IN SACRED PLACES, PLEASECONTACT JOHN HERRICK, DIRECTOR OFDEVELOPMENT, AT (215) 567-3234 EXT. 19, ORjherrick@sacredplaces.org.

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n May 29, 2003, the Associated

Press reported that “themost endangered historicplace in America isactually a group of places.Urban houses of worshiptop the National Trust forHistoric Preservation’sannual list of America’sEleven Most EndangeredHistoric Places.”

The “Urban Houses ofWorship” listing,nominated and promotedby Partners in close collaboration with theTrust, is the culmination of much work topublicize the plight faced by countless sacredplaces in America’s cities. The list wasannounced at the National Press Club inWashington, D.C., followed by a press event atMount Bethel Baptist Church in Washington,with remarks by the Trust and Partners.

Mount Bethel is one of six “poster children”the listing names, each exemplifying theseverity and universality of the crisis facingurban sacred places. The additional five sacredplaces represent cities across the nation:

• Acts of the Apostles Church in Jesus Christ, Philadelphia

• Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Synagogue, New York City

• First United Methodist Church, Seattle• Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church, Chicago• St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church

(Redemptorist), Denver

A white paper by Partners on the challengesfaced by urban sacred places is part of thepress kit issued by the Trust (and posted onPartners’ web site). The paper talks about aseries of compelling research findings fromPartners’ recent study of 10 sacred places in animpoverished section of North Philadelphia (a project funded by the Claneil Foundation,Preservation Pennsylvania and the Center forResearch on Religion and an Urban Civil

Partners nominates urban places of worship to

“11 Most Endangered” list

Society, among others). Key among thesefindings are:

1. On average, congregations face repairs inthe range of $1 million to $2 million,greatly exceeding their own fundraisingcapacity.

2. All of the buildings have substandard ordangerous electrical systems, and most havesignificant structural problems.

3. These inner-city sacred places, like manyothers, are not sustainable in the absence ofthe strategic infusion of significant capitalfunds.

The “Urban Places of Worship” listing hasbeen covered by a host of articles and storiesin media outlets across the nation, includingCSPAN, National Public Radio, the WashingtonPost, the Chicago Sun-Times, USA Today, SeattleTimes, Rocky Mountain News, Orlando Sentinel,and Philadelphia Inquirer. The History Channelalso broadcast a special, one-hour program onthe 11 Endangered list, featuring a briefinterview with Partners and a look at two ofthe “poster child” congregations. Stay tunedas Partners continues to work with the Truston new strategies to meet the challenges facedby America’s historic sacred places.

Co-Director Bob Jaeger at Mount Bethel Baptist Church inWashington, DC for the May 29 announcement of the 2003 “11 Most Endangered Historic Places” List. Seated on the platform is the Rev. Bobby Livingston, Sr., Pastor of Mount Bethel.

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The announcement on May 27 at Boston’sOld North Church by Department of theInterior Secretary Gayle Norton marked thefirst positive policy change in over 20 years for the awarding of federal preservation grantsto historic religious properties. Beginning witha $317,000 grant to Old North for restorationof its 200-plus-year old windows, SecretaryNorton opened the doors for nationallysignificant historic religious properties to seek funding from the Save America’sTreasures program.

For Partners and the National Trust forHistoric Preservation, this change is amilestone and has been years in the making.The prohibition of federal funding assistancefor historic religious properties in active use ashouses of worship dates back to the CarterAdministration. A 1993 amendment to theNational Historic Preservation Act removingthis prohibition was supported by Partners andthe Trust, signed into law, but never put intopractice. The policy change announced in May reverses a 1995 opinion by the Office ofLegal Counsel that sustained this ban.

In spring 2001 — as the national dialogueabout faith-based organizations as communityservice providers was heating up — Partnersturned to the Trust’s Law Department torevisit the issue of federal-level preservationfunding for religious properties. The Trust, in turn, consulted with its pro bono counsel —the Washington, DC office of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering — and the firm agreed to take on this project.

The resulting legal analysis persuasivelyargued that preservation grants to preservehistoric religious properties are fully consistentwith the Establishment Clause of the FirstAmendment and with the National HistoricPreservation Act section that specifies historicpreservation assistance to religious propertieslisted on the National Register of HistoricPlaces.

For more information on the Save America’s Treasures (SAT) program, contact theNational Park Service by phone at (202) 513-7270, or by email at www.nps.gov. SAT isa competitive program for nationally significant historic properties and sites of allkinds. Funds are appropriated by Congress and must be matched by recipients on aone-to one-basis. In 2003, $30 million dollars were available. Guidelines andapplication materials for the 2004 grant cycle will not be available before fall 2003.

Paul Edmondson, VicePresident of the NationalTrust for HistoricPreservation, at the podiumin front of Old North Churchin Boston during theannouncement of newfederal funding for historic sacred places

Federal Preservation Grants Now Available for Historic Sacred Places!

Credit for the expert legal research andanalysis goes to the Wilmer, Cutler &Pickering team, and to the Trust’soutstanding Law Department, specificallyPaul Edmondson, Vice President andGeneral Counsel, and Autumn Rierson,Assistant General Counsel. Thanks also to the White House Office for Faith-Based andCommunity Initiatives for its role inshepherding this policy change through the process.

Partners and the Trust are continuing toadvocate for preservation funding from othergovernment agencies, using this victory as amodel for broadening other federal andstate-level programs that have previouslybanned active houses of worship fromreceiving capital grants.

If you are interested in a summary of the Wilmer, Cutler & Pickeringmemorandum, send an email request to:partners@sacredplaces.org

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he word is spreading about the New Dollars/New Partners training program. Local denominational offices and

community and preservation organizations across the country areresponding with great enthusiasm to the year-long training programthat is giving congregations a range of skills and resources to help themdevelop new sources of funding and community partnerships to benefitboth buildings and programs. Sarah Peveler, Partners’ Director ofTraining, says: “It’s been exciting to watch denominational staff atrecruitment meetings begin making lists of prospective participants on the spot!”

On June 17, Partners traveled to Boston to present the program’sfirst module, “Making the Case for Your Sacred Place,” working withnine congregations brought together by local sponsor Historic BostonIncorporated. The daylong session, held at historic New Old SouthChurch, was led by Co-Director Diane Cohen, Sarah Peveler, andarchitect Jean Carroon of Boston’s Goody, Clancey & Associates. Saidone participant: “We learned to focus on what is of value to funders,the value of a multi-layered history, and the importance of telling thechurch’s story.”

New Dollars/New Partners training will expand its reach in the fallas new programs begin in:• Cincinnati, where the Cincinnati Preservation Association has

engaged local denomination offices, an endowed congregation, andan individual donor to offer the training to up to 12 of the 17congregations that attended the May 21st orientation held at theVerdin Company (a Partners’ Professional Alliance member) housedin the former St. Paul’s Church.

• Pittsburgh, where Partners’ Board member Phil Hallen, in his role aschairman of the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, hastaken a leadership role in securing foundation funding for NewDollars in his home town and encouraging PHLF to sponsor thetraining.

• Presbyteries in Greater Atlanta and a Mid-Atlantic collaboration(Baltimore, National Capital and New Castle) are identifyingcongregations that can benefit from the training, moving toward fallorientations and the launching of Module 1 in late 2003 or early 2004.

Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, the first of two groups of congregationsparticipating in the program reached the half-way point, completingModule 2: “Discovering your Partners” with guest presenter HenryMoore, Co-Director of the Asset-Based Community DevelopmentInstitute’s Training Group.

For more information about how a local judicatory office ororganization can sponsor New Dollars/New Partners training in itscommunity, visit Partners’ website at www.sacredplaces.org or contactSarah Peveler, Director of Training, by phone at (215) 567-3234extension 14, or by email at speveler@sacredplaces.org. A grant fromthe William Penn Foundation is making the Philadelphia trainingpossible. Support from The Richard A. Driehaus and Henry LuceFoundations, along with a new grant from the Lilly Endowment (seesidebar) is taking New Dollars/New Partners national.

training goes nationalNew Dollars/New Partners

TNew Funding for ServingFamilies and TrainingPrograms

Partners has received a $30,000 grantfrom the William Randolph HearstFoundation to help congregations inAtlanta and the San Francisco Bay Areaput into practice the recommendations ofthe Guide to Serving Families in Sacred Places.Partners is working with local organiza-tions in each community to co-host andpresent training workshops encouragingcongregations to creatively use sacredplaces for children and family programs.Several likely sponsors are emerging in the Bay Area, including the CaliforniaCouncil of Churches, the Pacific School of Religion, and the FAITHS Initiativesponsored by the San FranciscoFoundation. In Atlanta, likely sponsorsinclude the United Way of MetropolitanAtlanta, Families First, and Faith And The City. Partners thanks the HearstFoundation for its support to bring thisprogram to the South and the West Coast.

The Lilly Endowment awarded a grantof $900,000 for Partners to build to scaleits new national training initiative, “NewDollars/New Partners for Your SacredPlace.” The grant will support Partners’efforts to create 10 model partnershipswith denominational and otherintermediary helping organizations,bringing New Dollars/New Partnerstraining to their communities. A total of$300,000 is earmarked for resource grants,to be matched by local sponsors andcongregations, and used to complete keyplanning projects such as buildingcondition analyses and fundraisingfeasibility studies. Partners is extremelygrateful to the Lilly Endowment for thisgrant. The Endowment is one of Partners’earliest funders and, over the years, hasprovided significant program andinstitutional capacity-building support for various initiatives.

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Why is it useful?A comprehensive feasibility study

will help you decide whether, when,and how you should begin your capitalcampaign. The study is most usefulwhen a congregation intends toconduct a large capital campaign(usually for at least $250,000) andanticipates that every member of thecongregation, and possibly individualsor entities outside of thecongregation, be solicited fordonations. The study will helpidentify:Positive and negative feedback• Reactions and responses to your

efforts. It will assess how yourmembers feel about yourcongregation, the plans youpropose, and the timing of thecapital campaign.

• Weak spots in your case statement,possible competing causes orpriorities, opinions about yourprograms, and perceptions aboutthe congregation’s strengths andweaknesses.

Donor leads• Possible sources of the largest

gifts — who congregation membersanticipate might contribute, and in some cases, direct reactions from prospective donors.

Financial Goals• A measured and justifiable

minimum campaign goal and abreakdown of anticipated gifts from high level donors.

Potential leaders• Clues about who might be

campaign leaders and whether youhave sufficient numbers ofvolunteers and donors available tomake your campaign a success.

How is it Conducted?A feasibility study in a congregation

usually includes 30 to 40 personalconfidential interviews with arepresentative sampling of key leadersin the congregation. Many studiesfocus solely on congregationmembers; others seek broader inputfrom potential supporters, includingformer members, descendants offormer members, philanthropists,denominational leaders, civic leaders,preservationists, and others. Theseinterviews seek diverse reactions,opinions, and suggestions. They are

What is a FeasibilityStudy? A Definition“It is an objective survey of acongregation’s fundraising potentialthat measures the strength of its caseand access to leaders, workers andprospective donors. The study results ina written report which includesfindings, recommendations, and ifapplicable a campaign plan, timetableand budget.” (From Partners’ CompleteGuide to Capital Campaigns for HistoricChurches and Synagogues) For ordering information, please visit:www.sacreplaces.org/pubs_order_form.html

not solicitations, nor do they recruitleaders, but they do ask people towhat extent they would considersupporting or volunteering for acampaign.

A feasibility study is based uponstatistical results and quantitativeresponses, not just the impressionsand opinions of those conducting thestudy. By comparing responses withstandards from other studies, a goodstudy can provide extremely helpfulanalyses of the various comments andopinions.

Who conducts it?A useful study must encourage

candid responses from your members,as well as those beyond thecongregation. Straightforwardresponses are much more likely if astudy is conducted by an impartialthird-party fundraising firm orconsultant. The firm or consultantshould be committed to providing avalid, objective study.

Some congregations possess theinternal capacity to manage mostcomponents of a campaign on theirown. Even in these cases, an objectivefeasibility study will provide animportant roadmap to helpstrengthen the case structure andimplementation of a campaign.

How Much does it Cost?A feasibility study generally costs

between $10,000 and $20,000depending upon the scope andcomplexity of the study.Congregations probably receive morefor the dollar on a feasibility studythan any other phase of campaignmanagement and implementation.

In closing, a feasibility study is oneof the best investments a congregationcan make in preparing for a capitalcampaign. By providing criticalinformation on how a campaignshould be structured and promoted,and in garnering support early on, astudy goes a long way toward ensuringa successful effort.

Before Your Capital Campaign–

A Feasibility Studyby Richard E. MacIntyre, CFRE, President of MacIntyre Associates, Inc.

Undertaking a feasibility study is often a critical early step in planning acapital campaign. Following the initial stages of a building conditions surveyand preliminary plans for restoration and fundraising, a feasibility study givesmembers of a congregation an overview of the capital campaign project whilesoliciting their input. In doing so, a study helps to identify components likelyto have the strongest appeal among donors while fostering interest andcommitment for a project.

A study can also significantly reduce the risk of failure. It is much moreadvantageous to uncover issues that should be dealt with before the launch of a capital campaign rather than in the midst of it.

The National Trust for HistoricPreservation’s annual conference will beheld this year in Denver from September30 to October 5. The theme is “NewFrontiers in Preservation” and theconference features more than 100educational and field sessions, somegeared towards the stewardship ofreligious sites, including “Faith in theCommunity,” “Protecting NativeAmerican Sacred Sites,” and a meetingsponsored by Partners for Sacred Places.For more information visit www.nthp.org.

The Restoration & Renovation Exhibition andConference will take place in Chicago, Sept. 18-20 atthe Navy Pier. This Exhibition/Conference features50 seminars and 120 exhibits that focus on therestoration, maintenance, and renovation of historicbuildings, including churches (see “Partners forSacred Places and Restore Media” below). For moreinformation go to www.restorationandrenovation.com or call (800) 982-6247.

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WEBSITEFounded in 1982, the Interfaith Coalitionon Energy (ICE)’s mission is to helpcongregations reduce the costs ofoperating their facilities by providingresearch, publications, training, andconsultation. The organization recentlyunveiled a website with useful featuresincluding free articles and tips on energy conservation; an “Ask the Expert” section; links to othersorganizations; and a publications catalog. Visit www.interfaithenergy.comfor more information.

CONFERENCESThe National Organization on Disability (N.O.D)’sReligion and Disability Program has conducted “That AllMay Worship” Conferences throughout the United Statessince 1993. These conferences bring together peoplewith disabilities and religious leaders to plan improvedaccess — both physical and spiritual — in houses ofworship in their community. Upcoming conferences arescheduled for Myrtle Beach, SC (September 12, 2003);Alexandria, VA (September 22, 2003; Grand Rapids, MI(September 25, 2003); Chattanooga, TN (October 7,2003); Myerstown, PA (October 23, 2003); Wilkes Barre,PA (October 23, 2003); Bethlehem, PA (April 2, 2004).For more information, visit www.nod.org.

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The Chicago Navy Pier,site of the Restoration &Renovation Exhibitionand Conference

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Partners is pleased to announce a collaborative partnership with Restore Media, LLC,producer of the semiannual Restoration & Renovation Exhibition and Conference andpublisher of Traditional Building, Period Homes, and Old House Journal. Through thisalliance, Partners and Restore Media hope to be able to deliver more educationalopportunities to those responsible for the care and maintenance of sacred places.

Areas of collaboration include Traditional Building, where Partners will contribute tothe annual religious buildings issue, and the Restoration & Renovation Exhibition andConference, where Partners will act as an advisor on sessions focusing on the restorationof historic religious properties. At this fall’s conference in Chicago, Partners will sponsorthe session “Restoring Sacred Space: Developing Restoration Plans for Houses ofWorship,” led by Neal Vogel of Restoric, LLC. This session, geared towards congregationadministrators, building and other committee members, will provide a comprehensiveoverview of the restoration steps for sacred spaces as well as useful pointers to architects,engineers and other professionals serving this special niche in the restoration market.

Partners forSacred PlacesCollaborateswith RestoreMedia

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A religious property inventory is acollection of documents and materials to beused as reference by those responsible for thecare and maintenance of the property. Itincludes information on buildings, contents(furnishings, stained glass, sacred objects),burial grounds and monuments, anddocuments (birth, death and marriageregisters, drawings and meeting minutes). Byproviding important physical documentation,the inventory enables a property committee toplan for building maintenance andrestoration; obtain adequate insurance;assemble important historic documents andinformation for use in a significant anniversaryor capital campaign; and perhaps mostimportantly, pass critical information on tonext year’s building committee members.

How to StartA religious property inventory does not

have to be done overnight — congregationscan plan for the planning of it. It might takefive summers to prepare an inventory. It mightinvolve investing in a digital camera andfinding a summer intern to assist with thedocumentation process and organization. Or,it could become a youth group project as partof their community service. It is always good toinvolve younger people, as they may eventuallybe responsible for the good stewardship ofthese properties. Much of the information mayalready be on site, but the big question iswhere!

What are the Components of a ReligiousProperty Inventory?

BuildingsThe place of worship and other congrega-

tional buildings such as parsonages, fellowshipor parish halls need to be documented forfuture repairs and maintenance planning.

• Plans: The most important items are plans of the buildings, often in storage if they are still in the congregation’s possession.These plans may be in the form of originalblueprints for construction of the building or in drawings made later, perhaps inconnection with a major building renovation.These documents are valuable to architectsfor planning restoration work. The cost of preparing new measured drawings isexpensive, so preserving existing plans,especially those that record work completedover the life of the building, is very useful. A list of drawings with a brief description oftheir contents and dates should be prepared,and the plans themselves can be placed instorage tubes and kept in a dry location.Plans will also prove to be a useful referencefor property committee meetings.

• Elevations: These are photographic views of a building’s exterior facade and interiorspaces. These photos can be taken bycongregation members and used as amonitoring device to observe changes thatoccur, such as a moving wall or staining fromwater damage. Photographs should beupdated every year (retaken from the samelocations) and be keyed to building plans (if they exist).

Maintenance Tips

Developing a Religious Property Inventory

by Annabelle Radcliffe-Trenner, Historic Building Architects, LLC

Maintenance is a constant challenge for building or property committees, but how manycommittee members clearly understand and grasp the entirety of the physical plant placed undertheir care? With the heating crisis of last winter and spring clean-up long over, the quiet ofsummer provides an opportunity to take stock by developing a religious property inventory.

For more informationon firms, consultantsand organizationsthat can guide you in creating areligious propertyinventory, pleasecontact Partners forSacred Places at(215) 567-3234 orpartners@sacredplaces.org.

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• Materials: A list of all materials — including roofcoverings, stones, mortars, metals and woods — used inthe construction for each of the congregation’sbuildings should be created. This list can also note anychanges, such as the installation of a new roof.

• History: Summarizing history is especially important ifthe building is listed, or may be eligible for listing, onthe National or State Registers of Historic Places ordesignated a local landmark (contact the local historicpreservation commission or State Historic PreservationOffice for more information on this process). Thesignificance for the listing or designation criteria — why the building is considered important — should beclearly outlined, as it will be useful if changes to thestructure are planned. A chronology of construction isalso useful in understanding the history and evolutionof a building and helps identify repeated problems suchas leaking and water damage between two structuresthat were built at different times.

• Deed Restrictions and Easements: Identify alleasements or restrictions that may have come withgrants or gifts to the congregation. It is important thatthese items are clearly outlined so future committeescan avoid construction or repairs that might conflictwith a façade easement, deed or donor specifiedrestriction.

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Burial Grounds/CemeteriesMany sacred places have historically significant burial

grounds. Ideally, these grounds should be documented ina landscape site plan, analogous to a building plan andexecuted by a landscape architect. In many cases, suchplans do not exist, but can be created by contracting witha landscape architect or by obtaining volunteer services ofsuch a firm or from students in a university landscapedesign program. Minimally, congregation members,summer students or a youth group can photograph burialstones and memorial landscaping. Repairs to burial stonesand monuments should be done under the supervision ofa gravestone conservator.

Archival and Legal DocumentsA list of benefactors of the church and all restrictions

on their gifts should be created. Property Committeemeeting minutes and accounts records need to beorganized and included. Other important documentsinclude old photographs of the building(s), contracts forprevious construction, maps and deeds. These should allbe archived carefully to insure that they do not deterioratein storage. Scanning some documents and placing themon CDs is an option for reducing paper storage and saving space.

The ContentsOne efficient way of cataloging important building

contents is to take digital photographs of each item with ayardstick or ruler in the photograph, with written notes onthe side describing the materials, the acquisition historyand a close-up photograph of a label or hallmarkidentifying its origin. Decorative furnishings should beincluded — altars, pulpits, tabernacles, baptismal fonts,bimahs and wall paintings. Stained glass windows, oftenthe most valuable pieces of art in a sacred place, should becarefully photographed and measured. Other contentitems can include bells, organs, and textiles. A list ofbuilding contents should be submitted to the insurancecompany to ensure a congregation has proper coveragefor its valuable items.

Annabelle Radcliffe-Trenner is a principal with Historic Building Architects,LLC, a firm specializing in older religious properties.

www.sacredplaces.orgPartners’ website offers a wide range of useful

information, from publications and trainingopportunities to links to professionals who can helpyou with your sacred place. Publications found on

the site and available for downloading include Openthe Doors, See All the People: A Guide to ServingFamilies in Sacred Places; and Partners’ landmark

study, Sacred Places at Risk.

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Saint Paul, MNEpiscopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, Abilene, TXEpiscopal Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia, PAEpiscopal Diocese of Connecticut, Hartford , CTEpiscopal Diocese of New Jersey, Trenton, NJEpiscopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PAExpert Events, Philadelphia, PAFaith Partnerships, Inc., Raleigh, NCFaithAction, Denver, COFarrell Group, Easton, PAFirst African Baptist Church, Philadelphia, PA

First Congregational Church, Atlanta, GAFirst Congregational Church of Detroit, Detroit, MIFirst Divine Science Church of Denver, Denver, COFirst & Franklin Street Presbyterian Church,

Baltimore, MDFirst Presbyterian Church, Trenton, NJFirst Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, PAFirst (Scots) Presbyterian Church, Charleston, SCFirst Unitarian Church of Baltimore, Baltimore, MDFirst United Church of Oak Park, Oak Park, ILFirst United Methodist Church, Littleton, NHFirst United Methodist Church, Alexandria, INFirst United Methodist Church of Hightstown,

Hightstown, NJFord Farewell Mills and Gatsch, Architects,

Princeton, NJFoundation for the Preservation of Historic First Church in Groton, Inc., Groton, CTFriends Center Corporation, Philadelphia, PAFriends of Historic Allen Chapel, Terre Haute, INFuture City, Elizabeth, NJGlück Orgelbau Inc., New York, NYGoldring/Woldenberg Institute

of Southern Jewish Life, Jackson, MSGovernor’s Commission on National and Community

Service, Denver, COGrace Episcopal Church, Utica, NYGrace United Methodist Church, Dallas, TXGraham and Hyde Architects Inc., Springfield, ILGrant Avenue Community Center and Sacred Place,

Denver, COGriffin Architects, P.A., Asheville, NCHauser/Willet Stained Glass Studios, Winona, MNHenderson Engineers, Inc., Lenexa, KSHerrington & Dingens, Architects, Bad Axe, MIHis Love Fellowship Church, Denver, COHistoric Boston Incorporated, Boston, MAHistoric Building Architects, LLC, Trenton, NJHistoric Charleston Foundation, Charleston, SCHistoric Landmarks Foundation of Indiana,

Indianapolis, INHistoric Preservation Services, Pittsburgh, PAHistoric Resources Group, Hollywood, CAHistoric Seattle, Seattle, WAHistoric St. Peter’s Church Preservation Corp.,

Philadelphia, PAHolliman Associates, Inc., Newport, PAHoly Land Art Company, Inc., Westwood, NJIllinois Institute of Technlogy, Chicago, ILImhoff Company, Inc., Boonton, NJImmaculate Conception Church, Marydel, MDImmaculate Conception Church, Philadelphia, PAIndustrial Center Inc., Washington, DCInspirations In Glass, Delta, COInspired Partnerships, Chicago, ILInvestment & Loan Program, Inc., Louisville, KYInvestment & Loan Program, Inc. (P.C.U.S.A.),

Wilmington, DE

Partners for Sacred Placesgratefully acknowledges the following

individuals and organizations for their generous support

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J & R Lamb Studios, Clifton, NJJames Hundt, Architect, Clifton Park, NYJamison Contractors, Oreland, PAJersey City Episcopal Community Development

Corporation, Jersey City, NJJewish Historical Society of Greater Washington,

Washington, DCJohn Canning & Co., Ltd., Cheshire, CTJohn Milner Architects, Inc., Chadds Ford, PAJones Tabernacle A.M.E. Church, Philadelphia, PAKann and Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MDKeystone Waterproofing Co., Inc., Latrobe, PAKronenberger & Sons Restoration Inc., Middletown, CTLee Harris Pomeroy Architects, PC, New York, NYLenz Planning & Design, Kansas City, MOLi-Saltzman Architects, PC, New York, NYLichten Craig Architects, LLP, New York, NYLos Angeles Conservancy, Los Angeles, CALovely Lane United Methodist Church, Baltimore, MDMacDonald and Mack Architects, Ltd., Minneapolis, MNMacIntyre Associates, Inc., Kennett Square, PAMadison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, NYMahood & Associates, Annapolis, MDMartin Jay Rosenblum, R.A. & Associates,

Philadelphia, PAMasonry Preservation Group, Inc., Merchantville, NJMemphis Landmarks Commission, Memphis, TNMeyer Architects, Oklahoma City, OKMichael Architectural Services, PC, Troy, NYMichael Landau Associates, Princeton, NJ

Monroe Street United Methodist Church, Toledo, OHMonument Conservation Collaborative LLC,

Colebrook, CTMother Bethel A.M.E. Church, Philadelphia, PAMother of God Church, Covington, KYMueller Kaiser Plating Company, Saint Louis, MOMunro and Wilder, Tampa, FLNational Trust for Historic Preservation, Boston, MANeedville United Methodist Church, Needville, TXNew England Conference, The United Methodist

Church, Lawrence, MANew England United Methodist Historical Society,

Corinna, MENewark Preservation & Landmarks Committee,

Newark, NJNorth Common Associates, L.L.C., Chelsea, VTOffice for Community DevelopmentArchdiocese of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PAOhio Building Restoration, Inc., Toledo, OHOld Christ Church Preservation Trust, Philadelphia, PAOld Pine Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PAOld St. Joseph’s Church, Philadelphia, PAOld West Church, United Methodist, Boston, MAOur Savior’s Lutheran Church, Denver, COPage Ayres Cowley Architects, LLC, New York, NYPatrick J. Murphy & Associates, Inc., Stowe, PAPike Stained Glass Studio Inc., Rochester, NYPittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation,

Pittsburgh, PAPolite Temple Baptist Church, Philadelphia, PAPowers & Company, Inc., Philadelphia, PA

Preservation Alliance of Virginia, Richmond, VAPreservation North Dakota, Buffalo, NDPreservation Trust of Vermont, Burlington, VTPreserve Croatian Heritage Foundation, Pittsburgh, PAQuapaw Quarter United Methodist Church,

Little Rock, ARQuinn Evans / Architects, Washington, DCRafferty Rafferty Tollefson Architects, Saint Paul, MNRambusch Decorating Co., Inc., Jersey City, NJRecycling the Past, Barnegat, NJRedeemer Missionary Baptist Church, Minneapolis, MNRestore Media, LLC, Washington, DCRobson Group Architects, Inc., Centreville, VARohlf’s Stained & Leaded Glass Studio, Inc.,

Mount Vernon, NYRoxbury Presbyterian Church, Boston, MARubeling & Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MDSaavedra Gehlhausen Architects, Rockford, ILSacred Heart Church, Camden, NJSalem United Church of Christ, Rochester, NYSchoenhardt Architects + Interior Design, Simsbury, CTShelly Electric Company, Inc., Philadelphia, PASouthwest Graphics, Ridley Park, PASs. Peter and Paul Cathedral , Charlotte Amalie, VISt. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Denver, COSt. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, New York, NYSt. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Denver, COSt. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, Douglassville, PASt. George’s Episcopal Church, Durham, NHSt. Ignatius College Prep, Chicago, ILSt. James Episcopal Church, Lancaster, PASt. James Episcopal Church, New London, CTSt. James Parish, Capitol Hill, Washington, DCSt. James’s Episcopal Church, Richmond, VASt. John’s Episcopal Church, Waterbury, CTSt. John’s Episcopal Church, Stamford, CTSt. John’s & St. James’ Episcopal Church, Roxbury, MASt. Joseph’s Church, Louisville, KYSt. Joseph’s Church on Capitol Hill, Washington, DCSt. Luke and the Epiphany Episcopal Church,

Philadelphia, PASt. Mary’s Parish, Saint Marys City, MDSt. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Trenton, NJSt. Patrick’s Cathedral, Harrisburg, PASt. Patrick’s Cathedral, Harrisburg, PASt. Paul A.M.E Church, East Orange, NJSt. Paul Lutheran Church, Denver, COSt. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Richmond, VASt. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Elkins Park, Elkins Park, PASt. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Blairsville, PASt. Peter’s Episcopal Church in the Great Valley, Paoli, PASt. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Beverly, NJSt. Vincent de Paul Church, Philadelphia, PASt. Vincent de Paul Church, Baltimore, MDTenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PATexas United Methodist Church, Cockeysville

Hunt Valley, MDThe Art of Glass, Inc., Media, PAThe Cathedral Church of St. Andrew, Honolulu, HIThe Century Guild, LTD, Durham, NCThe City of Springboro, Springboro, OHThe Duke Endowment, Charlotte, NCThe Gramercy Park Foundation Inc., New York, NYThe J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation, Princeton, NJThe Shusterman Foundation, Philadelphia, PAThe Stewart Huston Charitable Trust, Coatesville, PAThe Verdin Company, Cincinnati, OHThe Weightman Group, Philadelphia, PATrinity and St. Philip’s Cathedral, Newark, NJTrinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WATrinity Episcopal Church, Baltimore, MDTrinity United Methodist Church, Savannah, GA

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Ms. Christine B. Lozner Mr. Rod MacNeil Mr. Henry Magaziner Ms. Rosalind K. Magnuson Mr. James J. Mahoney Ms. Marie F. Malloy Mr. Jack Manley Mr. & Mrs. Brian E. ManngardMrs. Thurgood MarshallMr. Wilson G. Martin Ms. Joyce Matz Mr. Kevin McAuliff Mr. Richard E. McFail The Rev. Dr. William McKinney Mr. Andrew Merrill Mr. Vincent L. Michael Mr. Michael W. Miller Ms. Dorothy M. Miner Ms. Loris M. Mitchell Ms. Diana S. Montgomery and

Mr. BrettKrasnovKim and Tom MoonMs. Suzanne Morgan Mr. G. Alan Morledge, AIAMr. Robert Mosko Mr. Donald B. Myer Mr. Walter T. Myers, IIIMrs. Martha P. Newell Mrs. Mary G. Noon Mr. & Mrs. Everett H. Ortner Mr. & Mrs. Eric Orts Ms. Marla J. Overhiser Ms. Marjorie Pearson Mr. George E. Penhale Ms. Suzanne Pentz Ms. Linda A. Percival The Rt. Rev. William D.

PersellMs. Karin E. Peterson The Rev. Thomas Phelan Mr. Joseph Pierson and Ms.

Julie RobbinsThe Rev. Dr. &

Mrs. Thomas F. PikeMrs. Barbara M. Pinkham Mr. Chris R. Rediehs Ms. Martha Repman and Mr.

Neville R. KallenbachMr. Richard Rienstra Mr. Marcus G. Rivas Mr. James Rogers Ms. Edith A. Rohrman Mr. Daniel A. Rosenfeld and

Ms. Heidi DucklerMr. Benjamin C. Ross Steven W. Ross, Ed.D.Ms. Joan C. Rossler Mr. & Mrs. Russell SackettSophia Duckworth Schachter Mr. W. Brad Schlegel Mr. Robert H. Shamble, AIACarroll Anne Sheppard, Ph.D.

and Mr. Carl F. SheppardElizabeth D. Shevlin, Esq.Mr. & Mrs. Ron SienaMs. Julie L. Sloan Mr. James Somogyi Ms. Helen M. Soussou Ms. Lauren S. Stahl

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph T. Stapleton Mr. Mark Stephens and

Mr. Tony LatessMr. Michael L. Stern, AIAMr. & Mrs. E. Tillman Stirling Mr. William J. Stivale, Jr. and

Ms. Marie EnnisMr. Daniel A. Stokes Mrs. Charlotte C. Stoller Mr. Nick Stupiansky Mr. J. Brinkley Sugg Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus SutherlandMrs. Barbara A. Syer Mr. Richard H. Talbot Mr. Jack Taylor Ms. Jennifer Taylor Dr. Eugene Te Selle Mr. Jon Tenney and

Ms. Bethene TrexelMs. Dolores Thatcher Ms. Carolyn B. Tilley Ms. Erin M. Tobin Mr. Michael A. Tomlan The Rev. Michael W. Tooley The Rev. Mark L. Tracy Mr. E. C. Traver Ms. Nancy B. Truscott Ms. Susan Tunick Mr. Stephen Van Dyk Mr. John D. Van WagonerMr. Richard S. Vosko Mr. Charles Walker Ms. Margaret B. Wallis Mr. & Mrs. William B. Warren Ms. Lori Ann Weaver and Mr.

Steve HartleyMr. William M. Whetzel The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. James P.

WindMr. & Mrs. James G. WinklerMr. Roderick H. Wolfson, AIA

and Ms. Elisabeth F. VarcoeMs. Diane-Louise Wormley Mr. Brian Yates

INDIVIDUALSBold indicates gifts of $500 or

more

Mr. & Mrs. Leopold Adler, II Nancy and Neville AgnewMs. Joanne Aitken Mrs. Betty W. Alderson Ms. Janet M. Andereck Ms. Susan F. Angevin Mr. Steven Avdakov Mr. Alton Ayer Ms. Ellen Bacon The Rev. Ralph Bailey Ms. Barbara W. Barnett Ms. Jeanne Batterson Mr. & Mrs. Douglas B. BauerMr. & Mrs. Mortimer B. Bauer Ms. Amy M. Bauer The Rev. Holly Vincent Bean

and Mr. Reathel BeanMs. Karen Beaton-Simmons Mr. William T. Beaty, IIMs. Shelby R. Bender Mr. & Mrs. Martin BergerMrs. Sigrid Berwind Ms. Charlotte Betancourt Ms. Marguerite P. Bierman Mr. David Biggs Dr. & Mrs. Harry Bishop Dr. & Mrs. Floyd E. Bliven, Jr. Mr. J. Bryan Blundell Ms. Dorothy M. Boersma Mr. & Mrs. William BogaardMr. Marc W. Bono Mr. Terry Bosworth Mr. Mark Brack Ms. Cathleen Lambert

Breitkreutz Mr. Peter A. Brigham Mr. Dan T. Brink Mr. James R. Brown, AIAMr. Alton R. Brown, IIIMr. Carter Brown William L. Bruning, Esq.Mr. John E. Bry The Rev. Dr. William J.

Bryan, IIIMr. & Mrs. Daniel J. BukowskiMr. Fred Burrell Ms. Cynthia Jerry Bush Mr. Nixon A. Camper Margaret and Kenneth Carlin

Lorene Cary and The Rev.Robert C. Smith

The Rev. David C. Casey Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. CasperMr. John J. Chandler Ms. Hope S. Childs Mr. Andrew Chirls and

Mr. Lawrence FrankelDr. Ram A. Cnaan Ms. Cathryn Coate and

Mr. Robert CapannaDouglas and Kathryn CochraneMrs. Gloria G. Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Louis R. CohenMr. & Mrs. Robert E. Coleberd Mr. James Scott Cook and Ms.

Alison Buck CookMs. Alison M. Cornish Nancy Euchner Corzatt Mr. Dennis Coughlin Mr. James Hudson

Crissman, FAIAMr. Davis d’Ambly Mr. Nestor Danyluk Mr. & Mrs. C. Van LeerDavisMr. Ross W. Dekle Mr. & Mrs. William A. Delano William F. Delvac, Esq.The Rev. Douglas W. Dempster Mr. & Mrs. Elmer C. DenisMr. & Mrs. David A. DohenyMs. Kathleen A. Dorgan, R.A.Ms. Katherine A. Dowdell, AIA

and Mr. Kevin P. FisherMs. Louisa C. Dubin Ms. Margaret P. Duckett and Dr.

George DrachMrs. Barbara C. M. DudleyMr. Tom Dummer Mr. Kenneth F. Dunker The Rev. Dale W. Dusman and

Mr. Paul K. WalkerMs. Frances A. Eberhart Ms. Linda V. Ellsworth Mr. Steven B. Erisoty Mr. Stephen Facey Mr. William M. Fackler Ms. Jean M. Farnsworth and

Mr. Robert J. LernerMs. Deanne Farrell Mr. Tuomi J. Forrest and Ms.

Sara Macro ForrestMs. Allison Garwood Freedland Ms. Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen

Ms. Martha Walker Fullington Ms. Anne Seel Furse Ms. Ann Walker Gaffney Mr. & Mrs. Archibald Gillies James A. Glass, Ph.D.Mr. David S. Glater Ms. Patricia S. Glessner Ms. Grace A. Goodman and Mr.

Don MorlanMr. Bruce W. J. Graham Mr. & Mrs. Ira C. Gray, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. G. Davis Greene, Jr.Ms. Rachel Gross Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Gruber The Rev. Douglas C. Guthier Ms. Nan R. Gutterman and Mr.

William H. Irby, Jr. Mr. Geoffrey M. Gyrisco Mr. & Mrs. Jack Hagner Mr. Philip B. Hallen Mr. Oliver LaFarge Hamill Mr. & Mrs. Walter J.

HandelmanMr. Preston M. Harrington, IIIThe Rev. & Mrs. K. Palmer HartlMr. Huyler Held Mr. John Herrick Ms. Jacqueline Herrick Ms. Sue Hobbs and

Mr. Phil DietzMr. David L. Hodde Mr. David Hollenberg and Ms.

Linda BantelDr. David L. Holmes Mr. Robert J. Hotes, AIAMr. J. Myrick Howard Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. HuffmanMs. Mary Humstone and Mr.

George BurnetteMr. Ken Jacobs and

Ms. Evelyn WienerMr. & Mrs. Scott M. JenkinsMs. Elizabeth Morton Johnson Dr. & Mrs. Henry A. Jordan Ms. Kathleen S. Kahlau David Karabell, Esq.Mr. Anthony Kartsonas Mr. Paul Keller Mr. & Mrs. Horace L. Kephart Mr. & Mrs. Michael Key Ms. Susan A. Kidd Ms. Kathryn A. Kirkpatrick Mr. John R. Kleberg Ms. Gayle Knight The Rev. Dr. Louis L. Knowles Mr. William F. Koch Mr. & Mrs. Gerrit W.

KouwenhovenMr. CurtisKovach Ms. Mary Delaney Krugman Mr. Peter M. Labombarde The Rev. & Mrs. Joseph H.

Laird Ms. Melani Lamond and

Mr. Brian RatiganMs. Christine B. Larson Mr. & Mrs. Karl R. Lasseter, Jr.Mr. Loyd J. Le Blanc, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Lewis

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington, Huntington, NYUniversity United Methodist Church, Syracuse, NYUtah Heritage Foundation, Inc., Salt Lake City, UTV.I. State Historic Preservation Office, St. Thomas, VIVertical Access LLC, Ithaca, NYVictor Rothman for Stained Glass, Inc., Bronxville, NYVictory Housing, Inc., Bethesda, MDVIP Restoration, Cleveland, OHWashington National Cathedral, Washington, DCWilliamson Pounders Architects, PC, Memphis, TNWnuk Spurlock Architecture, Washington, DC

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ARCHITECTS

1:1:6 Technologies IncorporatedMedia, PA(610) 565-3340jlevine@116technologies.com

Amory ArchitectsBrookline, MA(617) 277-4111www.amoryarchitects.com

Atkin Olshin Lawson-BellArchitects

Philadelphia, PA(215) 925-7812www.aol-b.com

Barba Architecture &Preservation

Portland, ME(207) 772-2722nbarba@barbawheelock.com

Beyer Blinder Belle Architects &Planners LLP

New York, NY(212) 777-7800www.beyerblinderbelle.com

Brawer Hauptman, ArhcitectsPhiladelphia, PA(215) 829-0084www.brawerhauptman.com

Chatelain Architects, PCWashington, DC(202) 244-0243www.chatelainarchitects.com

Page Ayres Cowley Architects,LLC

New York, NY(212) 673-6910http://newyork-architects.com

James Hudson Crissman, FAIAWatertown, MA(617) 923-3010www.jhcfaia.com

Design One ConsortiumProvidence, RI(401) 277-4810lbphipps@ids.net

DPK&A Architects, LLPPhiladelphia, PA(215) 627-2700www.dpka.com

Donham & Sweeney, Inc.Boston, MA(617) 423-1400www.donhamandsweeney.com

Eagan and Associates ArchitectsAbington, PA(215) 658-1555www.eagan-architects.com

Ford Farewell Mills and Gatsch,Architects

Princeton, NJ(609) 452-1777www.ffmg.com

Griffin Architects, P.A.Asheville, NC(828) 274-5979info@griffinarchitectspa.com

Heritage ArchitecturalAssociates

Wheeling, WV 26003(304) 233-7577savdakov@heritagearchitectural.

com

James Hundt, ArchitectClifton Park, NY(518) 371-0832www.jameshundt.com

Lichten Craig Architects, LLPNew York, NY(212) 229-0200lichten@lichtencraig.com

MacDonald and MackArchitects, Ltd.

Minneapolis, MN(612) 341-4051www.mmarchltd.com

McGillivray ArchitectToronto, Ontario, Canada(416) 425-9298www.icomos.org/~imcgilli

John Milner Architects, Inc.Chadds Ford, PA(610) 388-0111www.johnmilnerarchitects.com

John Milner Associates, Inc.(JMA)

West Chester, PA(610) 436-9000www.johnmilnerassociates.com

Craig Morrison, AIANew York, NY(212) 513-0409 craigmm@concentric.net

Lee Harris Pomeroy Architects,PC

New York, NY(212) 334-2600www.lhparch.com

Quinn Evans / ArchitectsWashington, DC

(202) 298-6700Ann Arbor, MI (734) 663-5888www.quinnevans.com

Robson Group ArchitectsCentreville, VA(703) 802-9075robson@erols.com

Martin Jay Rosenblum, R.A. &Associates

Philadelphia, PA(215) 985-4285arkatec2@aol.com

Williamson PoundersArchitects, PC

Memphis, TN(901) 527-4433www.wparchitects.com

BELLS

Brosamer’s BellsBrooklyn, MI(517) 592-9030www.usedbells.com

Elderhorst Bells, Inc.Palm, PA(800) 810-7892www.elderhorstbells.com

The Verdin CompanyCincinnati, OH(800) 543-0488www.verdin.com

BUILDING CONSERVATION ANDPRESERVATION CONSULTING

1:1:6 Technologies IncorporatedMedia, PA(610) 565-3340jlevine@116technologies.com

James Hudson Crissman, FAIAWatertown, MA(617) 923-3010www.jhcfaia.com

DPK&A Architects, LLPPhiladelphia, PA(215) 627-2700www.dpka.com

Historic Preservation ServicesPittsburgh, PA 15206(412) 492-9100cuhl@usaor.net

Ed Kamper AssociatesWest Caldwell, NJ(973) 228-3945

Munro and WilderTampa, FL(352) 848-1166www.mirrorlakelyceum.com

William J. Stivale, Jr.New York, NY(212) 675-5605buildingconservator1@

prodigy.net

Vertical AccessNew York, NY(212) 647-1455Ithaca, NY(607) 257-4049www.vertical-access.com

CEMETERY AND GRAVESTONEPRESERVATION

Jorden’s Dad CemeteryMonuments

Hanover, PA 17331(717) 633-8092www.cemeteryrepair.com

Monument ConservationCollaborative LLC

Colebrook, CT(860) 379-2462

CONTRACTORS

Church Restoration GroupPittsburgh, PA(877) 403-8569www.churchrestoration.com

Jamison ContractorsOreland, PA(215) 887-9900www.jamisoncontractors.com

Kronenberger & SonsRestoration Inc.

Middletown, CT(860) 347-4600www.kronenbergersons.com

Shelly Electric Company, Inc.Philadelphia, PA(215) 627-0400

Unkefer Brothers ConstructionPhiladelphia, PA(215) 563-3615

DECORATIVE FINISHES/INTERIOR FURNISHINGS

John Canning & Co., Ltd.Cheshire, CT(203) 272-9868www.canning-studios.com

The Century Guild, LTDRTP, NC(919) 598-1612www.thecenturyguild.com

Davis d’AmblyPhiladelphia, PA(215) 235-6619d_ambly@msn.com

Holy Land Art Company, Inc.Westwood, NJ 07675(201) 666-6604www.holylandartcompany.com

Rambusch Decorating Co., Inc.Jersey City, NJ(201) 333-2525www.rambusch.com

Recycling the PastBarnegat, NJ(609) 660-9790recycling@comcast.net

Conrad Schmitt Studios Inc.New Berlin, WI(800) 969-3033www.conradschmitt.com

A. Thayer Smith III, Inc.Downingtown, PA (610)453-5310thayer52@comcast.net

ENGINEERING

Henderson Engineers, Inc.Lenexa, KS(913) 307-5300www.hei-kc.com

Keast & Hood Co.Philadelphia, PA 19106(215) 625-0099www.keast-and-hood.com

LZA TechnologyPhiladelphia, PA 19107(215) 627-6300www.lzatechnology.com

FUNDRAISING CONSULTATION

ADVENTWyndmoor, PA(215) 402-9207www.AdventFundsDevelopment.

com

Bloom Consulting, Inc.Wilmington, DE(302) 584-1592sethmbloom@aol.com

Holliman Associates, Inc.Newport, PA(800) 516-8322www.hollimanassociates.com

MacIntyre AssociatesKennett Square, PA(888) 575-0903macintyre1@aol.comwww.macintyreassociates.com

North Common Associates,L.L.C.

Chelsea, VT(802) 685-3477www.northcommon.com

Arthur Roach FundraisingConsultant

Arlington, VA(703) 685-5275http://hometown.aol.com/

arthurhr

LIGHTING DESIGN

Holy Land Art Company, Inc.Westwood, NJ 07675(201) 666-6604www.holylandartcompany.com

Rambusch Decorating Co., Inc.Jersey City, NJ(201) 333-2525www.rambusch.com

LITURGICAL FIXTURES

Mueller Kaiser Plating CompanySaint Louis, MO(314) 832-3553www.mueller-kaiserplating.com

MASONRY RESTORATION

Jamison ContractorsOreland, PA(215) 887-9900www.jamisoncontractors.com

Masonry Preservation Group,Inc.

Merchantville, NJ(856) 663-4158

VIP RestorationCleveland, OH (216) 761-2745www.viprestoration.com

ORGAN RESTORATION

Fowler Organ CompanyLansing, MI(517) 485-3748www.fowlerorgan.com

Glück Orgelbau Inc.New York, NY(212) 979-7698www.glucknewyork.com

PROFESSIONAL ALLIANCE

The Professional Alliance membership is aimed at for-profitfirms that specialize in some aspect of the restoration ofhistoric religious properties. Membership is open to allannual fee-paying organizations and does not constitute anendorsement of their work. Partners gratefully acknowledgesthe following Professional Alliance supporters. If you areinterested in joining the Professional Alliance or would likemore information regarding the program, please call JohnHerrick at (215) 567-3234 ext. 19, or visit Partners’ websiteat www.sacredplaces.org/pc/pcintro.htm.

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Partners for Sacred Places is the only national, non-sectarian, non-profit organization dedicated to the sound stewardship and active community use ofAmerica’s older religious properties. Founded by anational task force of religious, historic preservationand philanthropic leaders, Partners provides assistanceto the people who care for sacred places and promotesa greater understanding of how these places sustaincommunities. In 1997, Partners published Sacred Placesat Risk, a landmark study which documented for thefirst time the pattern and intensity of community

service programs housed in aging buildings. These findings have sinceshaped much of Partners’ outreach and advocacy work. Partners’programs include:

New Dollars/New Partners for Your Sacred Place is a groundbreaking newtraining program that gives congregations with older buildings a range ofskills and resources to help them broaden their base of support forsacred places and the programs they house. Training sessions over thecourse of 12 to 16 months guide congregations on how to determine“public value,” assess building conditions, interpret congregationalhistory, develop new partnerships, and articulate a case for capitalsupport to prospective partners and funders in the larger community.

Your Sacred Place Is a Community Asset: A Tool Kit to Attract New Resourcesand Partners is a set of workbooks, case studies, historic timelines, audioand videotapes, and a web-based program. This resource can be used bycongregations to more effectively tell their stories of community serviceand to identify new partners and resources to sustain programs and carefor aging buildings. The Tool Kit an integral component of the NewDollars/New Partners for Your Sacred Place training program.

Serving Families in Sacred Places is a program that guides and encouragescongregations in the use of their older properties to house servicesbenefiting children and families. This program builds on the successfulpublication and dissemination of Partners’ highly regarded booklet, Open the Doors, See All the People: A Guide to Serving Families in Sacred Places.Open the Doors is being used as the primary text for a series of workshopsand training presentations in Atlanta and the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Information Clearinghouse, a unique national resource that providescritical information on a broad range of topics related to the care anduse of older sacred places. It currently houses over 8,000 books, articles,reports, brochures, case study examples, and video and audio tapes in250 different subject categories. An online version is available onPartners’ website at www.sacredplaces.org/information_clearinghouse.html

Partners’ Advocacy Initiatives take the message of Sacred Places at Risk tocivic leaders, funders and policymakers urging government, philanthropyand religion to adopt policies and practices that provide new resources toolder religious properties. Examples of Partners’ advocacy work include“Ten Sacred Places to Save,” a national list that spotlights historic housesof worship with capital repair needs beyond the means of theircongregations, endangering both buildings and the vital communityprograms they house, and the “Public Policy Forum” at the 2002 SacredTrusts Conference, which brought together national leaders to seek ways to generate increased funding for sacred places from the public andprivate sectors.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Rev. Dr. Thomas F. Pike, Chair Emeritus

Charles B. Casper, Chair

Doug BauerWilliam L. BruningLouis R. CohenWilliam F. DelvacDavid A. DohenyPhilip B. HallenWalter J. HandelmanThe Rt. Rev. William D. PersellThe Rev. Dr. James P. Wind

FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS

Nancy Arnon AgnewHolly Harrison FialaThe Rev. Thomas PhelanStanley M. SmithAnthony C. Wood

STAFF

Diane Cohen, Co-DirectorA. Robert Jaeger, Co-DirectorErin Coryell, InternTuomi Joshua Forrest, Director

of ProgramsJohn Herrick, Director of

DevelopmentLinda Mackey, InternMarie Malloy, Director of

OperationsKim Moon, Director of

Foundation RelationsSarah F. Peveler, Director of

TrainingElizabeth Young, Intern

Patrick J. Murphy & Associates,Inc.

Stowe, PA(610) 970-9817www.pjmorgans.com

ROOFING CONTRACTORS

Alluvium ConstructionMarlton, NJ(856) 767-2700www.historicroofs.com

Russell RoofingOreland, PA(610) 828-3377www.RussellRoofing.com

STAINED GLASS RESTORATION/CONSULTATION

The Art of Glass Inc.Media, PA(610) 891-7813

Beyer Stained GlassPhiladelphia, PA(215) 848-3502beyerstudio@bellatlantic.net

Castle Studio, Inc.Willow grove, PA (215) 657-5090www.castlestudioinc.com

Cathedral Stained Glass StudiosInc.

Cheltenham, PA(215) 379-5360www.cathedralstainedglassinc.

com

Century Art Glass Company,Inc.

Ballwin, MO(636) 227-5000www.CenturyArtGlass.com

Cumberland Stained GlassMechanicsburg, PA(717) 691-8290www.cumberlandstainedglass.

com

Cummings Stained GlassStudios, Inc.

North Adams, MA(413) 664-6578www.cummingsstudio.com

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Femenella & Associates, Inc.Annandale, NJ(908) 437-6147www.femenellaassociates.com

Hauser/Willet Stained GlassWinona, MN, and

Philadelphia, PA(877) 709-4106www.hauserglass.com

J & R Lamb StudiosClifton, NJ(877) 700-LAMBwww.lambstudios.com

Pike Stained Glass Studio Inc.Rochester, NY(716) 546-7570

Reinarts Stained GlassWinona, MN(507) 452-4465www.reinarts.comwww.reinartspanels.com

Victor Rothman for StainedGlass, Inc.

Bronxville, NY (914) 969-0919(212) 255-2551vrothman@iwon.com

Rohlf’s Stained & Leaded GlassStudio, Inc.

Mount Vernon, NY(800) 969-4106www.rohlfstudio.com

Conrad Schmitt Studios Inc.New Berlin, WI(800) 969-3033www.conradschmitt.com

Julie L. SloanStained Glass ConsultingNorth Adams, MA(413) 663-5512www.jlsloan.com

STEEPLE REPAIR

Alluvium ConstructionMarlton, NJ(856) 767-2700www.thesteeplepeople.com

Atkinson & Sons Steeple JackPhiladelphia, PA(215) 677-2747www.atkinsonsteeplejack.com

The national center for the stewardship and active community use of America’s older religious properties

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Welcome to the first issue ofSacred Places!Full of useful news andpractical information,this quarterlypublication replaces ourformer newsletter,Update. For membershipbenefits, including asubscription to thispublication, see p. 15.

Urban Places of Worship makethe “11 Most Endangered” List

Federal Preservation Grants Now Available

Fundraising Tips: Feasibility Study

Maintenance Tips: Creating a Religious Property Inventory

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