SEPTEMBER 21 – 22

Early bird registration ($65) ends on August 25tH, and all attendees must register by September 20th at 12pm ET.

Your church property might be a key ingredient to your congregation’s future impact.

Partners in Building is the only Church-led, faith oriented event that provides comprehensive education about real estate redevelopment, from concept to completion. The conference is open to church leaders of any Christian denomination based in the United States. It includes opportunities to connect with loan partners, capital fundraising executives, building professionals and other experts to discuss your goals. There will be presentations and workshops on land use, repurposing resources for mission, faith-based entrepreneurship, fundraising and the future of ministry as well. 

Join us to learn how you can navigate possibilities and take steps to repurpose, finance and manage church-owned property to create a lasting impact.

Inspiring Keynote Speakers

Rev. Susannah Davis

Susannah started a new church within the UCC in 2007 when she gathered folks in Kirkwood, a neighborhood of Atlanta, at Gathering Grounds Coffee shop. From these humble beginnings, Kirkwood UCC moved to five different locations before finally finding its “sanctuary and a permanent home.” Susannah continues to lead Kirkwood UCC in worship, service and creative ways to love the community. She promotes meaningful worship that moves people toward a deeper relationship with God and others.

Bishop Dwayne Royster

Dwayne is the Executive Director of POWER Action Fund and the Senior Pastor at Faith United Church of Christ in the North Michigan Park Section of Washington, DC. He is also the National Policy Director at Faith in Action, the nation’s largest faith-based organizing movement committed to racial and economic justice. He served on the UCC Board of Directors from 2013-2017 and the UCC Executive Committee from 2016-2017.

Partners In Building Agenda

Learn more about the unique opportunities church leaders will have to connect with information, resources and people who will help them best use their church’s property to fulfill God’s kingdom.

Below are the highlights. View a full agenda here.

Thursday, September 21

  • Opening Prayer, Rev. Dr. Patrick Duggan

    Introduction of new GMP and their comments, Dr. Rev. Patrick Duggan

  • Kirkwood UCC

  • Moderated by Melina Higbee

  • • More Than You Can Ask or Imagine – Jill White

    • Visioning and Fundraising Campaigns

    • Construction, Cost and a Conductor – Sandra Acosta and Heather Caudill

    • Partners In Vision and the Importance of a Project Manager

    • Is There a Knot at the End of Your Rope? – Matt Wagner

    • Investing Church Resources for Sustainability

  • Church Building and Loan Fund Board Member

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Friday, September 22

  • Melina Higbee

  • Faith UCC DC

  • Rev. Dr. Patrick Duggan

  • • Finance and Funding…writing your narrative/story for your loan – Chuck Hollingsworth

    • Safe, Secure and Protected – Tim Harris

    • So, You Think Your Church is Dying? – Dave Schoen

    • Completing your Church’s Mission

  • Rev. Anna Flowers, United Church of Walpole

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