Skip Franklin retired in 2013, at age 37. “My primary identity at this point is church and friends and family,” he said. “Well, I should say church and volunteer work. I don't feel adrift without a job.”
There’s a financial incentive from the Inflation Reduction Act, an environmental incentive, and a moral incentive, too.
“There’s an opportunity to rethink church, and I hope we take it,” says the Rev. Chris Butler, a Chicago-based pastor.
How America's pastor built a multimillion-dollar corporation.
A proposal to charge tourists for entrance to historic churches has been met with resistance from the Conference of French Bishops.
As people carry less cash, churches are turning to tech to bring in donations.
More churches are adopting devices that allow cashless worshipers to donate digitally.
France has more churches than any country in Europe, but some believe the cost of preserving these ancient structures is getting too high.
Father Anthony Salzman discusses how his parish is doing and whether he sees any signs of economic recovery.
In the Southern California town of Rialto, jobs and homes have been lost. And one evangelical church has stepped in to help.
