SUCCESSFUL SPACES

Successful spaces are those that function for their intended design – and MORE.

From sharing your worship space with another congregation to renting an office to a local non-profit to offering your green space for a community garden, successful spaces are limited only by your imagination.

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Success Stories

Space sharing can be wonderful, especially when expectations are clearly defined. We hope these stories inspire your next shared adventure.

Enjoy a few of our favorite space-sharing success stories below.

Newly furnished apartment at Trinity Fort Wayne, showcasing the successful collaboration between the church and external partners to utilize church assets and strengthen community-focused initiative.

The Win-Win-Win of Collaborative Partnerships

Episcopal faith communities throughout Indiana have experienced the benefits of collaborating with non-church partners to strengthen their capacity for ministry.

The experience of Trinity Fort Wayne demonstrates that collaborations are a blessing to outside partners as well as to the churches and to the people served.

Holy Family, Fishers

Holy Family welcomed Boy Scout Troop #199 several years ago.  The scouts “use every inch of the building on a weekly basis,” according to The Rev. Bruce Gray, Rector. 

Through the CBCP, Holy Family began exploring how to make its building even more accessible to outside users while maintaining safety and security. 

Trinity Logansport Church collaborating with the local community to provide space for a charity drive focused on backpacks and school supply donations.

Trinity Logansport’s Partnering Expands

Across Indiana, Episcopal congregations have been engaged in collaborative service to their communities for many years. One of these is Trinity Episcopal Church in Logansport.

Trinity’s annual drive to donate backpacks and school supplies to children who needed them has blossomed into an abundant community event where clothing, food, music, and fun are offered to hundreds of students.

St. Francis Zionsville groundbreaking ceremony featuring congregation members.

Defining a Capital Campaign

Which is more important when it comes to raising funds to support a capital campaign: Defining WHAT you are going to do with the money or explaining WHY that need is important?  

The Church Buildings for Collaborative Partnerships (CBCP) project enhanced both the “what” and the “why” of a capital campaign at St. Francis-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church in Zionsville.