Partners for Sacred Space: "Community Engaged Liturgical Design"

This video is a webinar within an ongoing Webinar Series for the Association of Consultants for Liturgical Space.
In 2021, St. Vincent’s Roman Catholic Church in Philadelphia embarked on a project to repair and update its historic sanctuary. As part of that project, they sought to incorporate the community around the church building into the liturgical design. Using St. Vincent’s as a case study, Partners for Sacred Places staff the Rev. Bridget Fidler and the Rev. Dr. Rochelle Stackhouse will discuss how Partners works with congregations of all kinds to connect with their neighbors as they seek to steward their properties to maximize community engagement in the future of their buildings and missions.
Rev. Dr. Rochelle A. (Shelly) Stackhouse, Senior Director of Programs, was ordained in the United Church of Christ in 1982. A graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, she has served churches of varying sizes as Senior, Solo, and Interim pastor in 5 states. She received a PhD in Liturgical Studies from Drew University and has taught at several seminaries, most recently Lexington and Yale. Her areas of expertise include public speaking and presentations, shepherding older and historic church buildings, and strategic visioning.
Bridget Fidler, Senior Director of Consulting, has been an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ since 1999, serving two congregations in Connecticut during that time. A focus during her ministry was building collaborative relationships between communities, both religious and secular. Bridget brings a deep understanding of church cultures; she seeks to help churches see themselves and their role in the community from a fresh perspective
Additional Resource: The webinar presenters reference a mural project at Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church. Here is a link to that project: lapcbrooklyn.o...
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