...I wonder how many sausage cook-offs it would take to pay for that...hmmmm....
Their care can be incredibly expensive, and even back when it was new Hagia Sofia was a serious drain on the tax resources of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Taking care of it really isn't something a small Greek Orthodox congregation should plan on. BTW, I am presuming the modern practice of the congregation OWNING the church buildings will be continued and no one wants to go back to the old, discredited Western Church way, right?