Please join us for our upcoming Interfaith Design Knowledge Community AIAU Webinar! Thursday, October 16, 2025 from 12pm-1pm ET for "Repurposing Sacred Spaces: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in Adaptive Reuse." This panel convenes leading experts to explore innovative adaptive reuse strategies for underutilized faith-based buildings across the United States. Discussions will range from the complexities of leveraging historic tax credits to offset developer costs, to how to navigate SEC approval and conversion processes.
Panelists will include Mark Elsdon, MBA, M. Div., author of Gone for Good: Negotiating the Coming Wave of Church Property Transition; Emily Sajdak, director of rural initiatives for Partners for Sacred Places; Scott Doyle, senior project manager for Heritage Consulting; and moderation by Rebekah Coffman, IDKC Media & Knowledge Resources co-chair.
Registration and more information available at this link: Repurposing Sacred Spaces: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in Adaptive Reuse
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Joshua Zinder AIA
Joshua Zinder Architecture + Design
Princeton NJ
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