Why converting churches into new development is...

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About 25 out of the list of hundreds of churches in Baltimore are sold each year, many of them historic structures whose congregations have waned as generations pass on and families move to the suburbs. At that point, efforts to convert the former religious properties into new use takes on an innovative path: Some today hold offices, schools, condominiums, apartments and even health clubs and yoga studios. Most have the points of beauty and grace associated with a place of faith — stained glass…