A property tycoon has launched a plan to save churches across England and protect the structures from being converted into different facilities.
Samuel Leeds, who owns developments in the UK and around the world, has declared he “doesn’t care” about making a profit in reviving the Christian sites closing down across the country.
Addressing his followers on X, the entrepreneur set out his proposal. “I wanna to buy churches like this that are shutting down across England," he said. "So if you know a church that's for sale and potentially closing down, let me know.“I don't care if it's got planning permission to return to flats redeveloped.
“I wanna buy it. I don't care how profitable the conversion will be.”
More than 3,500 churches have closed across the UK in the past decade, some being repurposed as mosques and nightclubs, as falling congregations and rising repair costs make their operation impossible.
“If it was built as a church, I believe it needs to stay as a church,” Mr Leeds stressed. FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.gbnews.com/news/churches-property-tycoon-plan-christianity-news
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