Yes in God’s Backyard: How building affordable housing could be a lifeline for churches

Churches, whose already declining attendance plummeted during the pandemic, are now looking to development for extra cash. Places of worship are offering up their excess land to developers, Bloomberg reported. The prospect is a particular draw for institutions looking to combat homelessness. Before the coronavirus hit, more than 550,000 people were homeless in the U.S., according to the outlet. Religious institutions are among the biggest landowners in the country, with UC Berkeley’s Terner Center for

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