30座历史教会获逾900万美元修缮拨款：旧金山Ocean Avenue长老会与Chicago华人教会在列
路易斯维尔——美国长老会（PC(USA)）10月26日报道，国家圣所基金（National Fund for Sacred Places）公布2026年受助名单：全美30个历史悠久的会众各获最高50万美元的修缮拨款，总额超过900万美元，是该基金历轮拨款中金额最高的一轮。名单中包括旧金山的一家长老会教堂与 Chicago 的一间华人教会。
三家长老会教会榜上有名。旧金山的 Ocean Avenue Presbyterian Church 获最高12.5万美元配对拨款，用于修复其历史礼拜堂；Baltimore 的 First & Franklin Presbyterian Church 获约48万美元，修复其棕褐石尖塔——那是 Baltimore 全城最高的教堂尖塔；Philadelphia 的 New River Presbyterian Church 获25万美元配对拨款，修缮历史教堂建筑北、西两面的外墙石工。
今年的受助名单还包括 Chicago 的 Chinese Christian Union Church（当地华人教会）与 Berkeley 的 Berkeley Methodist United Church 等，30个会众分布全美各地。
国家圣所基金由非营利组织 Partners for Sacred Places 与国家历史保护信托合作运营，资金来自 Lilly Endowment Inc. 的支持，今年已是第11年。基金除拨款外，还向受助会众提供有针对性的技术援助，支持其规划、社区参与与筹款。
数字显示，今年共有466个会众提交申请。该基金至今已累计拨出或承诺超过4200万美元，惠及197个服务社区的会众，涵盖29个教派与信仰传统、46个州及哥伦比亚特区与波多黎各；基金每投入1美元，受助会众平均能再筹得近5美元配套资金。
Partners for Sacred Places 主席 Bob Jaeger 说，2026年的受助会众体现了「灵性、社区与韧性」，这些历史建筑长期以来是公民空间与社区聚集地。国家历史保护信托总裁 Brent Leggs 说，这900多万美元是该基金历轮最大金额，投资这些会众能确保美国多元的宗教遗产得到保护与延续。
Over $9 Million in Grants Will Restore 30 Historic Congregations, Including Churches in San Francisco and Chicago
LOUISVILLE: The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) reported on October 26 that the National Fund for Sacred Places has named its 2026 grantees: 30 historic congregations across the United States will each receive capital grants of up to $500,000, for a total of more than $9 million, the largest amount awarded in any round of the fund. The list includes a Presbyterian church in San Francisco and a Chinese Christian church in Chicago.
Three Presbyterian churches are among the grantees. Ocean Avenue Presbyterian Church in San Francisco will receive a matching grant of up to $125,000 to help restore its historic sanctuary. First & Franklin Presbyterian Church in Baltimore has been awarded about $480,000 to support restoration of its brownstone spire, the tallest church spire in Baltimore. New River Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia received a $250,000 matching grant to repair the exterior stonework on the north and west elevations of its historic building.
This year's grantees also include the Chinese Christian Union Church in Chicago and Berkeley Methodist United Church in Berkeley, California, among 30 congregations nationwide.
The National Fund for Sacred Places is a program of Partners for Sacred Places in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, made possible by Lilly Endowment Inc., and is now in its 11th year. Alongside the grants, the program provides tailored technical assistance to support planning, community engagement and fundraising.
A total of 466 congregations applied this year. To date, the fund has awarded or pledged more than $42 million to 197 community-serving congregations representing 29 denominations and faith traditions across 46 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico; for every $1 invested by the fund, participating congregations have raised nearly $5 in additional funding.
Bob Jaeger, president of Partners for Sacred Places, said the 2026 congregations embody 'spirituality, community and resilience,' and that their historic buildings have long served as civic spaces and community gathering places. Brent Leggs, president and CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, said the more than $9 million is the largest amount awarded in any round of the fund, and that investing in these congregations ensures the nation's diverse religious heritage is preserved and thriving.
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图片来源：Baltimore 的 First & Franklin 长老会教堂及其棕褐石尖塔（资料图），该堂获约48万美元拨款修复这座全城最高的尖塔。照片：Baltimore Heritage，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。
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