Washington National Cathedral

===2011 earthquake===
[[File:Washington National Cathedral undergoing repair in 2017.jpg|thumb|right|Washington National Cathedral undergoing repairs in 2017]]
The cathedral was damaged in August 2011 during the [[2011 Virginia earthquake|Virginia earthquake]]. [[Finial]] stones on several pinnacles broke off, and several pinnacles twisted out of alignment or collapsed entirely. Some gargoyles and other carvings were damaged, and a hole was punched through the metal-clad roof by falling masonry. Cracks also appeared in the flying buttresses surrounding the apse. Inside, initial inspections revealed less damage, with some mortar joints loose or falling out.<ref name="wjladamages">{{Cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Suzanne |date=August 25, 2011 |title=D.C. Earthquake Damages National Cathedral, Washington Monument |work=WJLA-TV |url=http://www.wjla.com/articles/2011/08/d-c-earthquake-damages-national-cathedral-washington-monument-65647.html |url-status=dead |access-date=August 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028152427/http://www.wjla.com/articles/2011/08/d-c-earthquake-damages-national-cathedral-washington-monument-65647.html |archive-date=October 28, 2011}}</ref> The cathedral, which had no [[earthquake insurance]], struggled to cope with the cost of the damage.<ref name="fandos" />

Washington National Cathedral closed from August 24 to November 7, 2011,<ref name="wjladamages" /> as $2 million was spent to stabilize the structure and remove damaged or loose stone.<ref name="fandos" /> Safety netting was erected throughout the nave to protect visitors from any debris that might fall from above.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/sep/1/national-cathedral-adds-safety-netting/ |title=National Cathedral Adds Safety Netting |last=Hill |first=Daniel |date=September 1, 2011 |work=The Washington Times |access-date=July 5, 2015}}</ref> The cathedral reopened for the consecration and installation of [[Mariann Budde]] as the ninth Bishop of Washington on November 12, 2011.<ref name="ruanecost">{{Cite news |title=Cathedral Seeks to Raise $25 Million |last=Ruane |first=Michael E. |date=October 5, 2011 |newspaper=The Washington Post |page=B1}}</ref> At that time, estimates of the cost of the damage were about $25&nbsp;million.<ref name="ruanecost" />

Identifying the full extent of the damage and construction planning and studies over the next two years consumed another $2.5 million.<ref name="fandos" /> In 2011, the cathedral received a $700,000 preservation work matching grant from the [[Save America's Treasures]] program, a public-private partnership operated by the nonprofit [[National Trust for Historic Preservation]]. The program, which is federally funded, required the cathedral to match the grant dollar-for-dollar with private funds and use the money solely for preservation work.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/arts-post/2011/02/americas_treasures_receive_fed.html |title=National Cathedral, Renwick Gallery Win Federal Funds |last=Trescott |first=Jacqueline |date=February 2, 2011 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=July 5, 2015}}</ref>

[[Gary R. Hall]] was chosen to be the 10th dean of Washington National Cathedral in July 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 31, 2012 |title=Gary R. Hall Named Dean of Washington National Cathedral |url=https://www.episcopalchurch.org/library/article/gary-r-hall-named-dean-washington-national-cathedral |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423170615/https://www.episcopalchurch.org/library/article/gary-r-hall-named-dean-washington-national-cathedral |archive-date=April 23, 2018 |access-date=April 23, 2018 |website=The Episcopal Church}}</ref>

Although fundraising to repair the damage began soon after the earthquake, it took the cathedral three years to raise the $15&nbsp;million to complete the first phase of repairs.<ref name="fandos" /> In August 2013, the cost of the repairs was re-estimated at $26 million. About $10 million had already been raised by this date to pay for the repairs, half of that coming from the Lilly Endowment.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/08/national-cathedral-earthquake-repairs-to-top-26-million-93087.html |title=National Cathedral Earthquake Repairs to Top $26 million |date=August 22, 2013 |work=WJLA-TV |access-date=July 5, 2015}}</ref> The cathedral began charging a $10 admission fee for tourists in January 2014, and started renting out its worship and other spaces to outside groups to raise cash.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/national-cathedral-opens-worship-space-to-free-classes-and-more-to-boost-profile-coffers/2014/01/14/216f87b4-7d3f-11e3-95c6-0a7aa80874bc_story.html |title=National Cathedral Opens Worship Space to Free Classes and More to Boost Profile, Coffers |last=Boorstein |first=Michelle |date=January 15, 2014 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> The cathedral also transformed the Herb Cottage (its old baptistry building adjacent to the cathedral) into a for-profit [[coffeehouse]] operated by the Open City café chain.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/religion-events-from-around-the-washington-area/2014/12/05/2a33626c-7c26-11e4-b821-503cc7efed9e_story.html |title=Religion Events From Around the Washington Area |last=Marmer |first=Gerri |date=December 5, 2014 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>

Phase I of the restoration, which cost $10&nbsp;million,<ref name="fandos" /> repaired the internal ceiling's stone and mortar and was completed in February 2015. The planned 10-year, $22 million Phase II will repair or replace the damaged stones atop the cathedral.<ref name="StoneMason">{{Cite news |url=http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/fox-news-sunday-chris-wallace/videos#p/158303/v/4154874618001 |title=Making Washington's National Cathedral Whole Again |date=April 5, 2015 |work=Fox News |access-date=April 6, 2015 |format=video}}</ref>

In June 2015, Washington National Cathedral leaders said the church needed $200&nbsp;million, which would both complete repairs and establish a foundation to give the cathedral financial stability. The cathedral began working on a capital fundraising campaign, which ''The New York Times'' said was one of the largest ever by an American religious institution, to begin in 2018 or 2019. Hall said that the cathedral also planned to reopen its continuing education college and its Center for Prayer and Pilgrimage (a space on the cathedral's crypt level dedicated to prayer, meditation, and devotional practice). After three years of deficit spending, however, the cathedral also announced additional cuts to music programs to balance its budget.<ref name="fandos" />