A project of the Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate at the University of Notre Dame, the Church Properties Initiative (CPI) empowers proactive stewardship of church property through data-informed research and capacity-building in the areas of sustainable development, land use, finance, management, planning, governance, and more—directing the Church's assets to serve the needs of a changing world.

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Redevelopment Tracker

The Redevelopment Tracker is a catalog of church property adaptations compiled as part of CPI's efforts to document and promote reflection on the ongoing transformation of the spiritual, cultural, and physical landscape.

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Focus Areas

Our research targets the urgent questions facing church property decision-makers. Current focus areas include Land, Environment, and Food Systems; Adaptive Reuse and Densification; and Diocesan Restructuring.