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A new solution for America s empty churches: A change of faith The Conversation 1/9/2021 Ashima Krishna, Associate Director, Purdue University © AP Photo/David Duprey A 2012 photograph of the Sunrise Church of Christ in Buffalo s East Side. The building has since been demolished. Over the past few decades, vacant and underutilized churches have become a familiar sight in American cities. But what about churches in neighborhoods that aren’t doing well, areas that are less attractive to developers looking to turn a profit? In Buffalo, New York, two empty Roman Catholic churches have been converted – not into apartments or offices, but into other places of worship. One became an Islamic mosque, the other a Buddhist temple.

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