devastated the church in 2008. it toppled that steeple over. reporter: after moving around for 18 months, the church finally reopened as the higher ground empowerment center. it was horrible, but thank god we came through it. i knew once we got back in the sanctuary, people would come. reporter: the church did lose more members. it faced another upheaval. have you heard of a church heading into foreclosure before? no, this year has been very shocking to me. i believe that the banks are in business to make money, understandably so, but when it comes down to a church, i think they need to look at it and work with them to ensure that that church stays in that community. reporter: hundreds of churches have faced foreclosure in the last two years, something one unheard of. you know what we re up
knows a thing or two about going through the storm. how many came in expecting something great to happen today? reporter: a freak tornado devastated the atlanta church in 2008. when the storm came, it toppled that steeple over. reporter: after moving around for 18 months, the church finally reopened as the higher ground empowerment center. it was just horrible. boy, thank god we done came through that. i knew once we got back in the sanctuary people would come. reporter: but the church did lose members. burdened with more debt, it faced another upheaval, possible foreclosure. have you heard of a church heading into foreclosure before? no. this year has been very shocking to me. i believe that the banks are in business to make money. and understandable so. but when it comes down to a church they need to look at it and work with them to ensure that that church stays in that
2008. when the storm came, it toppled that steeple over. reporter: after moving around for 18 months, the church finally reopened as the higher ground empowerment center. it was just horrible. but, boy, thank god we carried through that. i knew once we got back in the sanctuary, people would come. reporter: but the church did lose members. burdened with more debt, it faced another upheaval, possible foreclosure. have you heard of a church that was heading into foreclosure before? no. this year has been very shocking to me. i believe that the banks are in business to make money, and understandably so. but when it comes down to a church, i think they need to look at it and work with them to ensure that that church stays in that community. hundreds of churches have faced foreclosure in the last two years. something that was once unheard i know many of you have been stretching yourselves right
seen a decline, leaving some congregations in a financial crunch and facing foreclosure. stephanie elam brings us more. reporter: this baptist church knows a thing or to about going through the storm. how many expected something great to happen today? reporter: a freak tornado devastated the atlanta church in 2008. when the storm came, it toppled that steeple over. reporter: after moving around for 18 months, the church opened as the higher ground empowerment center. it was just horrible. i knew once we got back in the san chur wary, people would come. reporter: but the church did lose members. burdened with more debt, it faced another upheaval. bobble foreclosure. have you heard of a church heading into foreclosure before? no. this year has been very shocking to me. i believe that the banks are in business to make money, and