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Atarah · 22-10-2003, 22:50

There is definitely something afoot.  Trust me on this one!Accrington has far more churches than any other town in East Lancs and they all have problems with none being too sound, and few have decent sized congregations to keep them going.  There's a suggestion that St Johns (Acc) would be able to use their own schoolroom for services and could close the church building (which needs an awful lot of money spending on the roof)  What would they do about the "PALS" chapel though?  If we just had the one church, that would mean the closure of Christ Church, St Peters, St Johns, St Pauls, St Andrews and St Mary Mags.  The sale of all these buildings would raise enough money perhaps to build a new church to serve central Accrington (Sure Start are already using Christ Church and St Peters. Perhaps they would be asked to take on the whole buildings?) - St James may just become offices.  Oh dear! "and the times they are a changin".

22-10-2003, 22:50	#14
Atarah Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: ACCRINGTON Posts: 2,358 Liked: 95 times Rep Power: 11531	Is there any truth in this rumour? There is definitely something afoot.  Trust me on this one!Accrington has far more churches than any other town in East Lancs and they all have problems with none being too sound, and few have decent sized congregations to keep them going.  There's a suggestion that St Johns (Acc) would be able to use their own schoolroom for services and could close the church building (which needs an awful lot of money spending on the roof)  What would they do about the "PALS" chapel though?  If we just had the one church, that would mean the closure of Christ Church, St Peters, St Johns, St Pauls, St Andrews and St Mary Mags.  The sale of all these buildings would raise enough money perhaps to build a new church to serve central Accrington (Sure Start are already using Christ Church and St Peters. Perhaps they would be asked to take on the whole buildings?) - St James may just become offices.  Oh dear! "and the times they are a changin".