CHURCHES hold a very special place in the hearts of those who attend. From that little corner where the sun hits the stained glass just right during the sermon, or it’s the place where you were married or where you laid your mother to rest.
Churches are bound up with personal memories, and that’s why it can cause such grief when the decision is made to close a church as congregations are united. Linking congregations can seem like a less severe option, where churches are retained and the minister travels between the congregations, often holding more than one sermon each Sunday.