Across the country, historic Catholic churches — once the heart of neighborhoods and communities — are closing, being sold, or even demolished. These sacred spaces hold more than bricks and mortar: they hold our faith, our family history, and our shared Catholic identity.

Starting with this church in Saint Louis, Missouri, we’re starting a nonprofit organization dedicated to purchasing, restoring, and protecting Catholic churches and sacred heritage sites before they are lost forever.

Our mission is simple but urgent:

• Preserve historic Catholic buildings and art before they are destroyed or sold for secular use.

• Restore them with reverence, maintaining their beauty and purpose.

• Protect our faith’s heritage so future generations can experience its history, culture, and spirituality.

Too many churches have closed quietly, their statues auctioned, their altars torn down, their stained glass shattered. We can change that story. With your support, we can establish this nonprofit, secure its legal foundation, and begin identifying and saving vulnerable churches across the nation.

Your donation will help fund:

• Legal and filing fees to establish the nonprofit

• Initial outreach and preservation assessments

• Building partnerships with dioceses and communities

• A seed fund to acquire and stabilize at-risk properties

Every dollar helps us take one step closer to preserving the sacred.

If you’ve ever knelt in a quiet church and felt the peace of generations before you — you understand what’s at stake. Together, we can keep that light shining.

Please consider donating, sharing, and praying for this mission.

Our faith deserves to endure, not fade into memory.