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A new solution for America's empty churches: A change of faith

  • Written by Ashima Krishna, Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
A 2012 photograph of the Sunrise Church of Christ in Buffalo's East Side. The building has since been demolished.AP Photo/David Duprey

Over the past few decades, vacant and underutilized churches have become a familiar sight in American cities.

In some cases, a congregation or a religious governing body – say, a Catholic diocese – will...

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