Churches looking for relief from the burden of their building

Sell your building to a mission-aligned landlord and put your capital back on mission!

The average church building is only fully utilized 5% of the week . We have lots of room in our schedules to share!

$1 TRILLION of real estate equity is tied up in US church buildings, which is enough to triple church planting for 180 years!

12% of companies own their own buildings. Why do 84% of churches own theirs? Why are we settling for 3% appreciation and a property tax exemption when the Kingdom of God sees returns of 30, 60, and 100 fold?

What if we could remove facilities distractions from churches and significantly reduce their cost?  What if we could help them put their capital back on mission?

Most facilities actually hinder the mission of the church. Most churches do not have access to good facilities. Current options are in disrepair and are expensive to maintain. They end up managing operations well outside of their skill set like facilities, capital campaigns, mortgages, or other tenants, which take time away from discipleship, congregation care, evangelism, community influence, study, and teaching. All of this takes valuable time away from the churches God-given calling.

Our 4 Big Sources of Value for Churches

New People Flow

Instant credibility via an excellent mission-aligned hub

  • Permanent signage on building/monument
  • 60+ preschool parents connected annually
  • Coffee shop customers
  • Coworking guests
  • Events (Wedding, corporate, party, etc.)
  • Enhanced digital presence via elevated tech offering

Missional Collaboration

Opportunities to be better together

  • Pastoral peer support and best practice sharing
  • Edification via ethnic and ecumenical diversity
  • Shared efforts and outreach (e.g., special apologetics or theology courses; ongoing care for the poor, festivals, Awana, Praxis, etc.)
  • Speakers and training facilitated by the Open Doors Curator

Time Savings

Eliminates pastoral, staff, and lay member time wasted on

  • Weekly setup and teardown
  • Building management and maintenance
  • Managing other tenants
  • Searching for new facilities every 12-24 months
  • Big capital campaigns

Freed-Up Capital

free up capital for better cash flow

  • Sell your building to a mission-aligned landlord and put your capital back on mission!
  • The value of an excellent, fit-for-purpose church building at 60% – 90% lower cost (compared to the current permanent facility model)
  • No initial down payment (~$1,000,000 on average) That is enough money for 2 new church plants per church!
  • No tenant improvements (~$1,000,000 savings)
  • Flexibility
  • Plug and Play Facility, no upfront costs

Concerned how a shared space lease works? So were we. That’s why we have spent years studying similar models and curating the optimal layouts, lease agreements, and security solutions.

Open Doors will help you evaluate the possibility of a sale or a sale leaseback so that we can help you turn your building into a missional hub. If your facility doesn’t work for an Open Doors model, we can help advise you as to whether a disposition or redevelopment might be the best option for you. If for some reason we aren’t the right partner for you, we will gladly point you in the direction of one who is.

Our Mission

Open Doors unlocks the potential of church real estate to accelerate its engagement in the community.  The church in America faces significant challenges. Open Doors can help.

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