Like many churches across the U.S., some of Vermont's are facing dwindling congregations and financial pressures. This hour, we ask, what should happen when a church closes?
Some of Vermont's churches are getting repurposed as community centers, apartments, art galleries—there's even a brewery. Others are being torn down. And some sit empty, as developers, preservationists and clergy debate next steps.
Our guests are:
- Ron Wanamaker, acting director of Preservation Burlington and owner of Wanamaker Restoration in Burlington
- Rachel Hellman, staff reporter at Seven Days
- Anna Cronin, co-owner of Dirt Church Brewing Co. in East Haven
- Anne Manner-McLarty, Saxtons River resident who, along with her husband, is renovating and living in a former Catholic church
Broadcast live on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
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