Our Mission
Preserving Sacred Spaces. Empowering Communities.
Too many historic churches and overlooked assets face an impossible choice: struggle with aging buildings and declining budgets, or sell to the highest bidder. Rockacre Capital offers a third path. We partner with churches, non-profits and community-based institutions to unlock the value of underutilized real estate while preserving worship, community programs, and cultural heritage. Our model ensures that churches and overlooked assets remain community anchors, not luxury condos.
How It Works
Our Partnership Model
Step 1: We Listen
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We meet with church leadership to understand your mission, financial challenges, and vision for your building's future.
Step 2: We Design Solutions
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Together, we identify underutilized spaces and design mixed-use plans that generate revenue while preserving worship and community programs.
Step 3: We Provide Capital
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Rockacre Capital provides the financing to renovate and activate your building - no debt on the church's or owner’s balance sheet.
Step 4: We Share Benefits
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Revenue flows back to fund your mission: youth programs, food pantries, community services. Your real estate remains a thriving community anchor.
What We Preserve
Our Commitments
✓ Worship Space Preserved Your congregation continues to worship in the sanctuary. We activate underutilized spaces, not your sacred worship area.
✓ Community Programs Protected After-school programs, food pantries, health clinics - these stay. In fact, revenue from activated spaces helps fund these programs.
✓ Cultural Heritage Honored We restore and preserve historic architecture, stained glass, and cultural artifacts. Your building remains a landmark, not a teardown.
✓ No Debt on Your Balance Sheet Rockacre provides capital as equity, not a loan. Your church has no new debt burden.
✓ Long-Term Partnership We're not flippers. We structure long term partnerships, ensuring your organization thrives long after we're involved.
FAQs
Common Questions for Churches/Organizations
Q: Will we lose control of our building?
A: No. The church/organization retains control of worship space and/or community programs. Rockacre manages activated commercial spaces (like co-working or affordable housing), but you remain the spiritual and community leader.
Q: What if our congregation/organization doesn't want changes?
A: We only move forward with congregational/organizational approval. This is a partnership, not an acquisition. If your community isn't ready, we respect that.
Q: How long does the process take?
A: From first conversation to activation: typically 18-24 months (due diligence, design, construction, tenant placement).
Q: What happens if Rockacre wants to exit?
A: We give the church/organization first right of refusal. If you want to buy us out, you can. If not, we sell to a mission-aligned buyer (community land trust, nonprofit, another church).