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| The church at Sudeley Castle. Cr: R.Gutro |
Here's an interesting article from BBC News. It's about how England's churches are coping with the drop in
attendance, as many rural churches go empty. Churches no longer have to hold Sunday services
Decades of falling church attendances have left some priests
looking after up to 20 rural churches. Previously,
a rural priest would need to apply for permission from a bishop to not hold a
Sunday service in each church.
Now, a weekly Sunday service will no longer be
compulsory for churches after a vote to change a 400-year-old law was passed by
the Church of England's ruling body. The General Synod voted to end the law -
dating back to 1603 - which required priests to hold a Sunday service in every
church they looked after.