BUILDING COMMUNITIES THROUGH BUILDING PROJECTS
THE OPPORTUNITY
3,000 acres of church property are underutilized in San Antonio. What if instead we activated them to meet needs in our community? Access to housing, green space, food, education, mental health resources, small business incubation. Churches across the country are realizing this and taking steps to make the most of their property for community problem-solving. If one acre of creatively-used church property could improve the lives of dozens of neighbors a year, just imagine how many families can be served with our unlocked potential. For many congregations, it is matter of capacity — having the resources and expertise to deliver such a vision. This is where we can help.
OUR MISSION
Good Acres mission is to connect San Antonio’s 3,000 acres of underused property owned by faith communities with neighborhood needs and opportunities, reimagining the land to support community flourishing.
What’s Happening Now
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Good Acres Roundtables
Good Acres host monthly gatherings for faith leaders asking: How can our congregations use our resources to be good neighbors? Follow the link below to find out details and join us for the next Good Acres Roundtable — We hope to see you around the table.
Good Acres Membership
Join the Online Hub to keep connected with San Antonio’s community of faith leaders, community and nonprofit leaders and real-estate and development professionals working together to build projects that build community. Learn more about the Online Directory, Discussion Boards, Tools & Resources and more…
WHAT WE DO
We are a network of community and faith leaders exploring ways to creatively activate our resources and property for the good of our congregations, neighborhoods and city. We provide workshops, learning cohorts, tools, community engagement, project management and a network of professionals to build projects that build communities. The 2 main avenues we focus on are People: Network & Community and Process: Project Support
GOOD ACRES ROUNDTABLES
We host monthly gatherings for faith leaders asking: How can our congregations use our resources to be good neighbors? Open to all, this is a space to share stories and resources in a network of support.
ONLINE MEMBERSHIP
Become a member to stay connected to San Antonio’s Good Acres community. The Online Hub features a Good Acres Digital Directory, community learning on Discussion Boards, Tools & Resources and more…
PROJECT FACILITATION
We take a deep dive alongside your congregation and help you in areas such as: project vision, initial site feasibility, community engagement, development of an RFP and selection of a mission-aligned development partner. This process begins with a data-driven Renewal & Revitalization Audit.
GOOD FUTURES ACCELERATOR
A 7-month learning cohort comprised of congregational teams from across San Antonio — Exploring how to reimagine their mission and money through a social enterprise, using their property.
“Good Acres has been an indispensable partner in helping us take our vision for activating our underutilized church property from concept to reality. We had a dream for what we wanted to do but did not have the professional experience, resources, or connections to know how to successfully create a clear program and hire an architect partners to execute it. Good Acres walked us through that process and helped us feel confident in making decisions as a team, including representatives from our congregation and neighborhood, and ultimately helped us secure the right architect partners to bring our projects to fruition.”
— Taylor Bates, Sunset Ridge Collective & Charis Park