Faith-Based Practice Group

Goldstein Hall established the Faith-Based Practice Group to address the unique needs of all faith-based organizations. After examining the issues facing faith-based development, we determined the following:

Mission

Faith-based organizations are instrumental in the revitalization and rejuvenation of their communities. For many faith-based organizations, it is their mission to serve their community. Services can range from affordable housing to soup kitchens to homeless shelters. For these reasons, faith-based organizations continue to be a catalyst for neighborhood preservation.

Problem

With property values rising across the country, many faith-based organizations have yet to realize their land’s full potential. Typically, a faith-based organization lacks the experience and expertise to leverage their land’s value to maximize return and further their mission.

Solution

By appropriately leveraging their property, faith-based organizations can create long-lasting revenue, fund repairs and future maintenance, or fully redevelop their land while serving their community. Some of the ways a faith-based organization can accomplish its mission are by building new worship space, creating a community facility space, or facilitating affordable housing projects.

Our Faith-Based Practice Group has unique expertise in working with the legal needs of faith-based organizations and with potential pitfalls of faith-based development, including:

Creating new nonprofit organizations
Forming of Community Development Corporations
Evaluating risks
Complying with Federal and state revenue regulations
Navigating the Attorney General and Supreme Court approval process
Drafting and reviewing corporate documents
Representing clients in court (if necessary)
Acquiring, constructing, financing, and disposing of religious real property
Merging faith-based organizations
Disputing resolution and workouts

Goldstein Hall is also listed as an approved vendor on HPD Owners Representative Pre-Qualified List.

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