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Why this matters
We are unapologetically Christian in our mission and respectful toward everyone else. This movement is about the churches we can help keep open — never about opposing another faith, community or lawful buyer.
A sanctuary built by generations of believers cannot simply be rebuilt when it is sold or demolished. Preserving these buildings for Christian worship keeps a spiritual home available to the people who need it now — and to those who come after.
Food pantries, recovery groups, youth ministry, funerals, weddings, shelter in a storm. When a church closes, the community loses far more than a building. A responsible rescue keeps that ministry alive.
Many at-risk churches carry architectural and historical significance. Careful restoration honours that heritage without turning it into a museum — the goal is a working church, not a monument.
Raising money is the easy part to measure. We hold campaigns to a harder standard: verified acquisition, restoration, reopening for ministry, and sustainability reviewed at 6, 12 and 24 months.
Prayer & action
Commit to pray for a specific church and its congregation. Prayer commitments are recorded honestly — never inflated.
Find a church to pray for →Know a church that is for sale, closing or falling into disrepair? Tell us. Every nomination is reviewed by a real person.
Nominate a church →Lawyers, realtors, builders, engineers, architects, accountants, insurers and fundraisers make rescues succeed.
Offer your skills →Give to a verified campaign or follow one until it needs you. Donations are stewarded transparently with milestone reporting.
Support a campaign →Transparency
Trust is the whole product. Here is how we verify, steward and report — in plain language.
Visit the Transparency CenterFifteen mandatory checks — from applicant identity and property ownership to budget and sustainability — must be complete before a campaign goes live. Two independent reviewers approve publication; nobody can create, verify, approve and disburse alone.
Cash received, pledges, matching commitments and grants are always shown separately. Sources and uses are published for every campaign, and reaching a target never counts as a rescue.
Deeds, title reports, financials and identity documents are stored in private, access-logged storage. The public sees verification summaries — never the underlying files.
A donation does not confer property ownership, is not an investment, does not guarantee acquisition, and is subject to campaign terms. Tax-deductibility is stated only where legally approved. If an acquisition fails, our failed-campaign policy governs what happens next.
Impact
These totals are computed live from verified records. We would rather show a zero than an estimate — and we never count a church as rescued just because money was raised.
As of Aug 18, 2026. "Acquired" counts campaigns with verified closing evidence; "Reopened" requires legal use and active ministry.
Campaigns appear here only after every mandatory verification check is complete and two independent reviewers approve publication. Know a church at risk? Nominate it.
Churches at risk and rescue opportunities in cities and nations around the world.
Explore the MapVerified campaigns appear here as soon as they go live.
A Global Christian Church Rescue Movement
Across cities, towns, and nations, church buildings shaped by generations of prayer, sacrifice, worship, and service are being lost. BuyBackOurChurches.com helps Christians identify churches at risk, verify credible rescue opportunities, unite believers and professionals, raise the resources required, and help return these buildings to worship and community service.
Urgent Church Rescue
This card will feature the most urgent verified campaign the moment one goes live. Until then, the best help is a nomination.