Old Catholic Community of Eindhoven Purchases a New Church

The Old Catholic community Eindhoven has wandered for many years. The constant moving was very difficult on the community and did not feel established. The big advantage was that they did not care for the maintenance of a building, but the disadvantage that one never really home.

Recently a church in Eindhoven found space, ideal for the parish. St. Paul's Church, a modern small Roman Catholic church from 1995 with additional space and parking, situated on the outskirts of the city.
Explorations led to enthusiastic responses from all stakeholders, while the Roman Catholic diocese of Den Bosch pledged their cooperation in selling to the Old Catholic Church.

At a time when the Church speaks about budget cuts earlier about investing, it may seem contradictory to the purchase of church buildings to proceed. Fortunately there are still Old Catholic funds able to be invested and there are parishes that solidarity part of their capital commitment to other parishes. These funds and parishes have ensured that in no case above the national church is faced with additional burdens.

The small parish is not too overloaded with management. It goes without saying that the parish is the spot to get the best care possible exploitation of the ground. There is finally a price tag on having a''private property''.
We as a church concerned are about our finances, but we must also be proud that we have so much confidence in our future that we can buy a church.