rechurch

re- +‎ church

rechurch (third-person singular simple present rechurches, present participle rechurching, simple past and past participle rechurched)

1. (transitive) To restore to the membership of a congregation or church.

   to rechurch an apostate

2. (transitive) To restore churches, or the role of the church, to.
   • 2010, Steven M. Studebaker, Pentecostalism and Globalization

     At a time when mainline denominations are engaged in massive closures of small rural churches, independent charismatics are strategically helping to rechurch rural Canada.

• dechurch
• unchurch