10 Tips for Maintaining Historic Churches and Chapels

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Description

This article helps congregations who own an older or historic worship space maintain and improve the beauty of the building while increasing the longevity of the structure. John Canning & Co., who authored this article, are experts in historic restoration, conservation, and preservation. Guided by the principle, “ do no harm,” they share this article that provides an overview of things a congregation can do to maintain the unique qualities of their older or historic worship space.

Features

10 maintenance tips
Common concerns for roofing, walls, and flooring
How to preserve ornamental plaster

Recommended Audience

clergy and lay leaders of historic or older buildings, maintenance teams

Cost

Free

Practical Applications

Read this article to learn what things to look for as you assess the critical needs of your worship building.
Share this article with your maintenance team so they will better understand the importance of better maintenance now and how it will sustain the building for generations to come.

Updated: February 14, 2025

About the Contributor

Noemi Cifuentes

Bilingual Associate for Resource Consulting

Noemi Cifuentes hails from Guatemala City as the youngest of nine children. She became a resident of New York in early 2001, however, shortly after 9/11 Noemi relocated to Indianapolis, IN.

Since being in the great city of Indianapolis, Noemi has served the Christian community in multiple capacities both personally and professionally. For nine years, she served as the Director of Hispanic Ministry at Old Bethel UMC. She later became a Case Manager at Wheeler Mission Ministry as the Family Coordinator and the Office Manager for SENDCDC. After working with the Center for Congregations as a Contract Resource Consultant for several years, Noemi joined the team full-time as an Associate for Resource Consulting.

Noemi enjoys interacting with people and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. Her passion for teaching the Bible to beginners is unparalleled. She is married to the love of her life, Temo, is the mother of three children and a proud Grandmother. In her free time, Noemi loves to drive and listen to music, paint, and sew and has been noted for having quite the sense of humor.

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