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littlebittybobby

3-8-23, 12:08am

Okay---I'm not advocating this, but's open for discussion. Hope it helps you some.

rosarugosa

3-8-23, 7:09am

No way. Not a chance in hell.

early morning

3-8-23, 11:32am

No way. Not a chance in hell.
+1

iris lilies

3-8-23, 11:37am

I am fine leaving my assets to organizations, but those are organizations that promote the welfare of old buildings, pet animals, and select wild animals. Organizations that service humans are not on my giving tree.

catherine

3-8-23, 12:09pm

I would consider giving to specific faith-based organizations, like Catholic Charities, which consistently gets very high ratings on Charity Navigator.

Any money I have will go to my children and grandchildren. I may leave token amounts to environmental organizations, but I am not currently a member of any church, and even if I do join one, they won't get anything other than live gifts, such as weekly offerings.

JaneV2.0

3-8-23, 12:20pm

I'm planning to leave my vast fortune (ha! :D) to several animal charities. I would never leave a penny to a church.

Rogar

3-8-23, 12:52pm

Not in my future, but I can respect people of faith that are so motivated. There are worse places to leave money.

EDIT to add - I'm not a churchgoing person, but from what I've picked up from my small social circle, churches are hurting for money due to declining attendance. There is an exceptionally nice looking MCM style Lutheran church a couple of blocks away which my neighbor says is about to go under because of a plunging membership and difficulties attracting a minister and staff. The Methodist church of my young years seems to be having similar problems. Although the Witness Hall nearby seems to have overflow crowds.

iris lilies

3-8-23, 12:53pm

That said, we are giving $1000 this year to a Catholic church. It is for their building fund.

No doubt we will attend several of their fundraising dinners this year as well.

JaneV2.0

3-8-23, 1:26pm

Old churches often overlap with solid architecture.

littlebittybobby

3-8-23, 1:36pm

Okay---TYVM for your responses, and of course--IL's generosity. Isn't that special. But yeah---that's what they call: "hedging your bets". Yup. That being said, one of my case studies once stated that going to church is the LAST thing they'd ever do. Yup. But then---when their health started to fail, they were receiving communion at home, and other sacraments. And yeah---when they finally passed---they had a church funeral ritual. Yup. So yeah---it was just like they said. Sort of. Oh, and yeah---what's that old ww1 saying: "There are no atheists in the trenches!" Yep. Hope that helps you some.5251

littlebittybobby

3-8-23, 3:09pm

Old churches often overlap with solid architecture. Keokuk, Iwah, one of the older cities located on the Missippissi in Iwah, had may ornate 19th-century churches. But, one by one, they've knocked 'em down, in the interest of progress. But yeah---they were't suited for repurposing, I guess. That's why new churches around here are constructed like steel industrial/commercial-type buildings & can be repurposed, just in case the congregation can't make the mortgage payments. Yup.

JaneV2.0

3-8-23, 4:27pm

Keokuk, Iwah, one of the older cities located on the Missippissi in Iwah, had may ornate 19th-century churches. But, one by one, they've knocked 'em down, in the interest of progress. But yeah---they were't suited for repurposing, I guess. That's why new churches around here are constructed like steel industrial/commercial-type buildings & can be repurposed, just in case the congregation can't make the mortgage payments. Yup.

Sad. Thank heavens Europe mostly preserves theirs.

catherine

3-8-23, 5:06pm

ToomuchStuff

3-8-23, 6:06pm

Why?

According to churches, God already owns everything.

Rogar

3-8-23, 7:25pm

I know of a couple of nice old churches that have been converted into restaurants. Some folks in Denver had a novel use for an old Lutheran church.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/international-church-of-cannabis

iris lilies

3-8-23, 10:26pm

Two. Churches in my old neighborhood is surrounded are neighborhoods Square we’re turned into residence says. One church was smallish and became one resident. The other church was much larger and has about six units.

KayLR

3-10-23, 5:16pm

There are some brothers up here in the PacNW who take ownership and refurbish older unused buildings such as churches, a poor farm, fraternal building, old schools, turning them into pubs and restaurants (Edgefield is an inn I've stayed at). I've been to many of them over the years. Probably Bae and Jane have too. Take a look at some of their work here (click on both the STAY and EAT tabs):
https://www.mcmenamins.com/eat-drink

jp1

3-11-23, 1:36pm

I've seen churches being repurposed into night clubs and hotels. When my son asked me to book him a hotel in Nashville, I chose this one:

https://www.russellnashville.com/gallery-the-russell-nashville

He didn't like it... it was very, very quiet, had no bar, his room was an internal one with no windows, and there were Scripture passages painted on the hall walls.

All reasons that I would have chosen it for myself :). Plus the architecture was gorgeous.

Turning a beautiful church into a bar [ https://www.chapelbar.com/press-hits ] seems sacrilegious--but at least the beautiful building is preserved.

Yes. The Limelight Club in NYC was in an old Episcopal church. It was quite an impressive space. The giant sanctuary, with the really tall ceilings, made for an amazing dance floor. The place was a little too druggy for me so I only went a few times.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Limelight