The former First Pentecostal Church, vacant for more than a decade and slated for demolition, stands just a mile away from a second church in Spring Mills, Pa., that's for sale.
SPRING MILLS, Pa. -- The stained glass windows are being removed from the old First Pentecostal Church, now falling apart in this central Pennsylvania village. Less than a mile away, a "For Sale" sign sits outside the century-old St. Mark's Lutheran Church.
But just down Pennsylvania Route 45, two reunited congregations credit a growth spurt to a new building.
Across the country, rural churches are struggling to maintain their congregations while facing a tough fact -- it's hard to get new members in old churches.
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