Partners’ Spotlight
- Re-using Closed Churches in Johnstown, PA
Update on Partners' Work in Johnstown, PA
Partners has exciting news from Johnstown - ownership of the three closed churches in the Cambria City neighborhood was recently transferred to a newly formed, local non-profit that will oversee the care of the properties as well as raise funds to redevelop them.
Learn details about the ownership transfer here, then head to our Johnstown page for more on the whole story.
- Arts in Sacred Places Program
Arts in Sacred Places
Partners newest program seeks to connect arts organizations looking for space with historic sacred places that have it to offer.
Click here to read the final "Arts in Sacred Places" report!
Photo by Joseph E.B. Elliott.
- Final Report on Halo Effect of Sacred Places
Halo Effect Report
The final report on Partners' Halo Effect study is now available.
Total economic halo effect of congregations in the pilot study: $52 million
- BBC News Story on Halo Effect Impact
BBC News Story
Read the BBC's story on Partners for Sacred Places' Halo Effect research findings here, and watch a video on the story here!
- Philadelphia Inquirer Reports on Halo Effect
Halo Pilot Study Findings
Partners' recently completed a pilot study on the Halo Effect of historic sacred places. Read about the findings here, in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
