• Volunteers from an Indiana Episcopal congregation organizing canned food as part of a community partnership initiative to maximize church building vitality and outreach.

    THRIVING THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS

    CBCP empowers congregations of all sizes to thrive as centers of ministry, community and faith.

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  • Volunteers from an Indiana Episcopal congregation landscaping outside the church, demonstrating community partnerships and the revitalization of sacred spaces.

    DYNAMIC STEWARDSHIP

    Congregations are stewards, accountable for using God’s gifts of property in ways that multiply their impact and brighten the Light of Christ in the places they serve.

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  • Volunteers from Indiana Episcopal congregations working together to gather food items, strengthening community partnerships and supporting mission-driven initiatives in sacred spaces, reflecting the vitality of church building programs and outreach.

    THRIVING THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS

    Through CBCP, congregations find increased vitality and mission fulfillment by making the most of their buildings as assets and by developing new and stronger community partnerships.

    SUCCESS STORIES
  • Congregation leaders from Indiana Episcopal churches touring a sacred space, exploring ways to enhance church building vitality and strengthen community-focused partnerships .

    ALIGNING MISSION + COLLABORATION

    With whom might your church collaborate to fulfill the mission of your congregation, and how might your church property support that collaboration?

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Shared Spaces

In 2021, Episcopal congregations in Indiana began learning how to connect with others in their communities to create partnerships for using space in ways that further their church’s mission. Sometimes that creates new revenue.

This website is designed to help your church learn or refresh your learning if you participated in our original program.

“CBCP made us take a building assessment in terms of who we are. That helped us focus on plans to allow spaces to be used for ministry including in partnership with others.”
– St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Richmond, IN)

SUCCESS STORIES

Stories from congregations reflect how CBCP helps increase vitality and serve mission by making the most of their buildings as assets and by developing new and stronger community partnerships.

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HELPFUL RESOURCES

NEWS + HIGHLIGHTS

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Check our blog to discover new information, stories, and news.

New learning opportunities from the Episcopal dioceses of Indianapolis and Northern Indiana are also featured.

Get inspired to start creating meaningful partnerships within your community.

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The CBCP Experience
The CBCP Experience

We rejoice in the thriving experiences reported to us by churches as they concluded work in Phase 1 of the Church Buildings for Collaborative Partnerships program in 2023 and 2024. Here are some highlights.

The Community Stakeholders visit was a CBCP experience that opened church leaders’ eyes about possibilities that surface just by inviting neighbors, existing partners and community leaders over for a visit: 

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Little Things Are Not Little
Little Things Are Not Little

When a congregation opens its building for others to use, it may seem like a small, kind gesture. However, the resulting impact can be very big for both the church and for the space partner. 

St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church in Elkhart is experiencing this impact along with individuals served by Mosaic of Northern Indiana, a not-for-profit, faith-based agency that recognizes that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities desire and deserve greater independence and closer ties to the community.  

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TOOL KITS

Graphic illustration of three documents fanned out and overlapping.

CBCP Tool Kits are organized by topics designed to meet your congregation where you are in exploring community partnerships and space use opportunities. 

GOD’S ABUNDANCE

CBCP encourages church leaders to develop an abundant outlook, as they prayerfully consider their capacity for ministry and mission fulfillment.

MARKETING 101

Are you concerned that “no one knows our church” when it comes to developing space use partnerships? Fear not. The key is who the people of your church know, or know about. 

CANON BRENDAN O’SULLIVAN-HALE, DIOCESE OF INDIANAPOLIS

“If I think about what success in this project looks like, it’s all of the Episcopal Churches in Indiana stewarding their buildings the way Jesus proclaims God’s love: to all.”