In the summer of 1903, a newspaper headline boasted of what would become my congregation’s building: “Plans Are Here: They Show the German Reformed Church to Be Fine.” A year later, as the building ...

In all three of the congregations I served as a pastor, there was never a task I approached with more ambivalence than attending a meeting of the property committee. To put it charitably, the people ...

Church buildings are landmarks in many towns across Massachusetts. However, as churches merge, and attendance dwindles due to COVID-19, lack of faith and new generations with fewer religious ...