ABOUT RESCUE A CHURCH
About this directory
69 sacred places in 28 countries, with links to the people selling, restoring or caring for them.
What’s listed
Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and monasteries. Some are for sale or looking for a new use. Others need repair funding or volunteers.
Sources
We use owners, appointed agents, heritage bodies and conservation charities. Each record links to its source and shows when we checked it. Availability can change; contact the listed team before making plans.
- For sale or stewardship
- A route to discuss purchase, lease or a new use.
- Repair appeal
- An organization is raising money for work.
- Conservation project
- A documented project. Ask the team about its current needs.
- Historical lead
- Current needs and participation are unconfirmed.
Independent directory
We don’t sell buildings or collect donations. Listings aren’t endorsements. Sources confirm what was published; they don’t replace a survey, title check or conversation with the community.
Privacy
Saved places stay in your browser. Suggestions and corrections are public GitHub issues, submitted through your own GitHub account. We do not collect form submissions on this site. No advertising trackers or analytics are added. GitHub Pages processes visitor information under GitHub’s privacy statement.
Maps
Country outlines use public-domain Natural Earth data. Location data includes © OpenStreetMap contributors, under ODbL. Markers show approximate areas. Small islands may be absent from the outlines; US covers show the contiguous states.
Photographs & cover art
Flat cover illustrations are drawn from the photographs. The original photographs remain on each building page. Drawings simplify detail and show the view in the source image.
Cover colors use six muted palettes. Where a photograph is unavailable, a country map shows the approximate area instead.
Photographs show the named building or a named part of a multi-site project. Dates are shown where recorded. Images may predate repairs or damage.
Photos are resized and converted to WebP. Cover drawings are adaptations shared under the source photograph’s linked license. No endorsement by the photographer is implied.