Acts 7:48
Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet
Acts 17:24
God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands
All it ever was.
may be just bricks and mortar, but it’s allowing more firm roots of anti-God believing people into these communities to the detriment of the peoples already living there.