In the US, four historically Black churches awarded grants to preserve work of pioneering architects
United StatesRNS The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund announced a $US3.8 million grant on Tuesday, 13th June, aimed at helping to preserve 40 historical sites related to African American history, including theatres, swimming pools and four Black churches. Founded by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2017, the African American Cultural Heritage Action […]
In the US, 35 Black churches to receive total of $US4 million for preservation work
United StatesRNS Nearly three dozen historic Black religious sites in the US will receive a $US4 million infusion of funding to help them with renovations and preservation of their buildings across the country. The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund announced on Monday that 35 churches are the recipients of […]
Fund to preserve, assist Black churches in US gets $US20 million donation
Birmingham, Alabama, USAP A new effort to preserve historic Black churches in the United States has received a $US20 million donation that will go to help congregations including one that was slammed during the tornado that killed more than 20 people in Mayfield, Kentucky, last month. Lilly Endowment Inc, which supports religious, educational and charitable […]
Four historic African American churches receive preservation grant
RNS On Thursday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the US announced more than $US3 million in grant funding for the preservation of Black historic sites, including several churches. “African American historic places have been undervalued for decades. This part of the preservation movement is working to catch up,” said Brent Leggs, founding executive […]