The Transformation Collaborative
Jesus showed us what a different world could look like.
“One filled with the Holy Spirit and life. Often, we forget that buildings and money are not the essence of church; it is our faith that Christ is with us. Over the past 6 years, we have worked to journey with you and take the burden off you. The Transformation Collaborative was born to find ways to recast your assets and utilize your church for the present and the future.” - Bishop Gutiérrez
As of February 2025, the Transformation Collaborative is working with 22 diocesan churches. Your church can receive free assistance from a variety of experts to help you reinvision your church, develop underutilized property, recast assets, and secure a revenue stream for the future. Contact us to get started.
What is the Transformation Collaborative?
Many of the diocese’s churches are more than 100 years old - and the repairs required to keep the buildings open often take away from needed evangelism. Add to that the fact that this diocese has approximately 2.5 million square feet of underutilized property.
Bishop Gutiérrez’s vision of helping churches to re-envision property for additional revenue streams and reach further into the community gave birth to the Transformation Collaborative in September 2023.
The proceeds from the sale of the diocese’s Maryland property (approximately $4M) were authorized by the diocese’s Board of Trustees to be used as seed money to fund this transformative work as you prepare for the future.
Transformation Collaborative members are experts in real estate and community development who volunteer their time.
How does the Collaborative work with Churches?
The goal for each project is to have the Transformation Collaborative pay all costs to create a long-term revenue source for your church so you can focus on ministry, service and growth. The Collaborative works with your church’s Vestry on each step and together we find a way to make something new for you.
These funds are going directly to our churches. Once a project is completed, the church will keep half of the funds after the development, and the other half will fund the next church. This important ministry will transform our churches and diocese. Through Jesus, all things are being made new. Contact us to get started.
“This will allow churches to spend more time on spreading the Gospel than deal with the upkeep of their physical buildings.”