{"id":1203,"date":"2017-11-08T17:45:37","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T17:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/?p=1203"},"modified":"2017-11-08T17:45:37","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T17:45:37","slug":"lifted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/index.php\/2017\/11\/08\/lifted\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the United Church of Canada and other mainline denominations across the country continue to face the reality of dwindling numbers and increasingly empty pews, Ottawa\u2019s Dominion-Chalmers United Church is no different. The 37,000 square feet church, which takes up almost an entire city block at the corner of Cooper and O\u2019Connor Streets, is struggling to stay afloat at time when more and more people no longer belong to communities of faith. If the church is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ever forced to close its doors, the city wouldn&#8217;t just lose a historic house of worship, but a community gathering space and renowned performing arts venue known for its rich acoustics. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s that story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lifted - The Twenty-Fifth Hour\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1aQF2Lz3AWc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1203 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/index.php\/2017\/11\/08\/lifted\/grp1-church-jpg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"553\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/grp1-church.jpg.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/grp1-church.jpg.png 553w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/grp1-church.jpg-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/grp1-church.jpg-260x170.png 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1225'>\n\t\t\t\tOf the largest churches in Ottawa, Dominion-Chalmers takes up almost an entire city block at the corner of Cooper and O\u2019Connor in the downtown core.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/index.php\/2017\/11\/08\/lifted\/grp1-jamesmurray-jpg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/grp1-jamesmurray.jpg.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/grp1-jamesmurray.jpg.png 422w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/grp1-jamesmurray.jpg-300x245.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1226'>\n\t\t\t\tRev. James Murray, the minister at Dominion-Chalmers United Church says congregation is significantly smaller than it used to be. Once home to over 2,000 members, now, just an average of 100 turn up for Sunday worship.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Produced by Kaitlin Fisher, Naomi Librach, and Noah Richardson<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to Peter Fisher, Rev. James Murray, the staff at Dominion-Chalmers United Church, and Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra<\/p>\n<p>Music by Chris Zabriskie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the United Church of Canada and other mainline denominations across the country continue to face the reality of dwindling numbers and increasingly empty pews, Ottawa\u2019s Dominion-Chalmers United Church is no different. 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