Sacred/civic placemaking. We help communities repurpose underutilized religious properties for social impact.
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26 Feb 2022
You are light, you are principle
When you love, invincible
Our shared light, indivisible
When we love, we're invincible — Eddie Vedder
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20 Jun 2023
“Why would we let open land sit here when we could use it to help people have hope and healing?” — Tim Oleson, Pastor, Edmonds Lutheran Church, Edmonds, WA komonews.com/news/local/edmo…
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28 May 2023
It’s #Pentecost Sunday in the Christian tradition. The Spirit may yet move in empty sacred spaces. Somebody open the door. Somebody step outside. Someone invite neighbors inside with the genuine invitation: Make of this space what you will for the healing of the community. 1/2
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30 Dec 2022
“It will add a very positive story in a very negative time about how Americans can work together, even if they come from very different backgrounds.” — Dorothy Canter, Julius Rosenwald & Rosenwald Schools National Historic Park Campaign @YonatShimron
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18 Dec 2022
We have embarked upon a journey of discernment in Raleigh! Over the next seven months we will bring neighbors together to reimagine the use of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church for social impact. DM @daniel_pryfogle if you’d like to join the adventure.
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13 Oct 2022
Eloise Sheats looks at an empty wing of Macedonia United Methodist Church in Cary, NC — and she sees the possibility of social impact. Her congregation will clarify the vision through the Church & Community Placemaking Lab, sponsored by @OrmondCenter in partnership with Sympara.
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Sympara retweeted
13 Sep 2022
Meet Daniel Pryfogle, one of the fifteen 2021-22 #Gen2Gen Innovation Fellows, Co-Founder and CEO of @_Sympara_
He brings young and old leaders together to repurpose religious space for the common good ✨
Watch & learn more ➡️ youtu.be/WL8QC-7Opog
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24 Aug 2022
A walk in the woods: Sympara is working with Church of the Holy Spirit in Greensboro, NC, and partners in the @OrmondCenter-sponsored Church & Community Placemaking Lab to imagine how the church’s 11-acre property might bless its neighbors. @episcopalnc
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16 Aug 2022
“(E)very step along the way something profoundly real was happening. It was very concrete, very human, very much of this world, but I kept sensing too that somewhere in the thick of it the kingdom itself was glimmering through.” — Frederick Buechner christiancentury.org/article…
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14 Aug 2022
“If churches could help artists share from their heart with others, it would be a blessing to the city.” — Arden Strasser, Pastor, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, New York religionnews.com/2022/08/11/…
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3 Jul 2022
To church folk: Are you wondering this Sunday morning whether you need the building the way you thought you needed it? Who needs it, then? Who is your neighbor? If these questions make you curious, contact us. We’ll be curious with you.
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Sympara retweeted
29 Jun 2022
Community First! Village is growing every day! We're grateful to move new neighbors into the Village as we continue building homes on our Phase 2 expansion. Currently, 165 formerly homeless individuals live on Phase 2, with nearly 200 homes built - totaling over 400 homes in CFV!
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17 Jun 2022
It’s so encouraging to see this #Charlotte funding model as we work with neighbors in the city’s #OptimistPark to reimagine a religious property for the common good. @LISC_HQ @episcopalnc lisc.org/our-stories/story/c…
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16 Jun 2022
Join us on June 29 for Encore's signature event of the year! The #Gen2Gen Innovation Showcase will feature the inspiring work of 15 leaders bringing younger & older people together to #cogenerate solutions. bit.ly/gifshowcase
ALT A colorful graphic featuring watercolor splotches, photos of 15 Gen2Gen Innovation Fellows, and the text: “You're invited! Encore.org Innovation Showcase. Practicing Mutual Aid Across Generations. June 29, 2022 11-12:30pm PT / 2-3:30pm ET. bit.ly/gifshowcase”
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16 Jun 2022
"The cultivation of a sacred/civic community requires a few leaders who are attuned to the neighborhood's yearning and find joy in connecting neighbors to the very thing they long for: identity, purpose and belonging." — @daniel_pryfogle
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4 Jun 2022
“We’re called to step up and step in — and help comfort families and help comfort community. That’s what we’re going to do today.” — Anthony Medrano #Uvalde nytimes.com/2022/06/04/us/ma…
29 May 2022
An amazing example of Black placemaking — Lincoln Hills, outside Denver. npr.org/2022/05/29/110197327…
29 May 2022
“So to our community, seek God's comfort, find strength for the painful days ahead. There are funerals to attend. And I pray that these words will bring some strength in your life." — Julian Moreno
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