Buteux then presented the most recent fundraising proposal—getting to the Union, the independent financial body for the four active Swedenborgian churches in the state, including one in Boston, to underwrite the congregation’s purchase of the land.

That plan will go up for a vote within the Union on Nov. 16.

Average attendance for Sunday services at Swedenborg Chapel is 25, but the small, diverse congregation has fought hard for its faith.

“Too many things have happened with the chapel and this community for this to be an accident,” said Melanie Bunger, a Harvard Divinity School Student. “Every time I come to the chapel it’s like coming home.”

If the current plan is approved, the costs of church maintenance, for which the congregation will be held responsible, may come from tithing, which the reverend practices herself and hopes to spread to Cambridge Swedenborgians.

The Swedenborgian Church is one of the few Christian institutions that performs interfaith weddings. The Cambridge chapel also provides resources for men transitioning out of prison, facilitates near-death experience discussion groups, and hosts non-violent communication work.

“One way to try and convey what is special about the Swedenborgian church is to say that there is a place in heaven for all who live decent and caring lives” says Buteux. “Our service-oriented church complements the diverse, tolerant dynamic of Cambridge, and I would like it to remain that way.”