Comments on: Converting a Church (Yes, With Its Own Cemetery) Into a Home

By: Jaco Slabbert

Jaco Slabbert — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:56:17 +0000

Hahaha… this screams of that Simpsons episode where Homer is given the church and moves the whole family in… Season 11 or 14… not sure which episode…

By: Carl

Carl — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:23:40 +0000

good point ted.

By: ted

ted — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:58:56 +0000

Akiro, of course buildings differ in quality and awesomeness. But, a church doesn’t have to meet in a fancy building to be a church.

By: coraleaterlinda

coraleaterlinda — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:13:54 +0000

The house is beautiful! I would love to live somewhere like that.

By: relright

relright — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:24:31 +0000

My dad renovated a church into a home and left the large area where the congregation would meet empty. It was awesome you could ride your bike it there. It was definitely not heated or cooled ever though, so you had to put your coat on to cross from one part of the house to another.

Although one thing that was awesome was the fact that the belltower was still there. It was always tons of fun to ring the bell.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:32:38 +0000

The master bed is placed where the altar used to be. That brings a mischievous smile to my face.

By: eni

eni — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:24:29 +0000

Those pictures are absolutely gorgeous. I would buy that house in a heartbeat if I could, cemetery and all. I love cemeteries.

By: Seventh

Seventh — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:14:35 +0000

I currently live in a renovated church!

Just a small part of it – it was converted into flats – but it’s stunningly beautiful. I have alcoves in my living room and a little font and a set of gorgeous columns in my bedroom.

with regards to heating/cooling – churches are generally of solid stone build, so they’re wonderfully cool in summer, and once you’ve got them warm, they retain heat fantastically well, so they’re easy to heat.

By: Gauldar

Gauldar — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:08:24 +0000

This is a cosplayer’s paradise. I’m thinking that when they sell their house it will be bought but a guy who calls himself Vlad.

By: Akiro

Akiro — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:45:43 +0000

Ted, I wouldn’t say a building is just a building, many churches can stand alone without their congregation and still be moving.

By: Shanelle

Shanelle — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:37:21 +0000

The whole thing is absolutely beautiful, but the picture of the whitewashed landing with the little Gothic window looking out over the hills… that seriously broke my heart a little bit. What an incredible place to live. I haven’t attended church in years (I am a Christian but for various reasons I dislike mingling with many who call themselves “Christian”), but there’s a sense of peace I feel in a church that is hard to duplicate.

By: Gail Pink

Gail Pink — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:31:51 +0000

I was thinking that it might be expensive to heat/cool.

By: ted

ted — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:58:38 +0000

Seen churches renovated into houses before – not usually with cemeteries, though. It’s not exactly a religious experience, as D Bozko would have it. A building is just a building, after all. The most important part of the church is the congregation, wherever they meet.

By: D Bozko

D Bozko — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:44:55 +0000

So the question becomes, “Would you want to live in a converted church, especially one that has it’s own cemetery?”

For me, yes! They did a beautiful job to make it a home while keeping the original feel of the church.
Psalm 23:6, Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
I don’t think God would mind if you choose to renovate and live in one of His houses. Kind of a head start on eternity.