http://www.appraisalarticles.com/http://www.appraisalarticles.com/Real-Property-Appraisal/Church-Religious/4693-Church-to-Retail-Use-Appraisals.htmlWed, 04 Apr 2018 00:00:00 EDTChurches are special-purpose or special-use properties and generally not easily converted to alternate uses like retail. Usually you can’t modify a Sanctuary or most other religious buildings for another use, they are just not designed for that purpose. In Las Vegas there are church groups that have purchased what were originally office buildings or retail buildings and then they modified them for church use. Some of those buildings can be reclaimed and used for their original purpose, usually with significant renovation. These buildings are usually rectangular-shaped, one story buildings but they are relatively rare. Church / Religious