An estimated 9,000 faith buildings will close in Canada in the next ten years. What will the impact be on rural Ontario in general and Huron County specifically?

Register for the Rural Conference to be a part of the conversation on Rural Faith Places and

When: April 24^th 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Where: St. Joseph's Kingsbridge Centre (84675A Bluewater Hwy, north of Goderich, Ontario)

Tickets are $20 Lunch provided

Following a year-long survey of community and not for profit usage of faith buildings the research leads will share the rural data from Huron County. How many not for profits and community groups in Huron County are operating out of churches? How many of those churches might be at risk of closure? What is the threat to the region if they close? What practical action can be taken now to shore up this vital infrastructure? Join the conversation and help us frame what actions to take.

When: April 24^th 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Where: St. Joseph's Kingsbridge Centre (84675A Bluewater Hwy, north of Goderich, Ontario)

Tickets are $20, and Lunch will be provided.

Explore the data as it is released over the next two months at www.communityspacefaithplace.org
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Featuring:
-Jennifer Miltenburg, local councillor and Kingsbridge Centre board member
-Kendra Fry, Project lead for Regeneration Works, Places of Faith
-Milton Friesen, Cardus and Research lead for Community Spaces in Faith Places Survey
-Norm Ragetlie, Rural Ontario Institute
-Robert Pajot, Project Leader, Regeneration, National Trust for Canada
-Local Panel of Not for Profit and Community Leaders
with input from Ontario Trillium Foundation, Faith & the Common Good, Ontario Nonprofit Network, Artsbuild Ontario, and the National Trust for Canada
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Questions? [email protected]