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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Canada is losing its churches… can communities afford to let that happen?

Posted on 09/09/2025 by IHBC

image for illustration: Gower Street Church, St Johns, Newfoundland by Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons From housing to disaster relief, faith spaces have long filled civic gaps. A new report calls them essential public assets, reports Broadview.

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Closing churches cuts worship numbers, National Churches Trust poll finds

Posted on 20/09/2024 by IHBC

image for illustration In person church attendance can fall by almost a third (29%) if a local church closes, a new opinion poll commissioned by the National Churches Trust shows, with 22% of churchgoers who currently attend religious services in … Continue reading →

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