The tiny remote church where the man who founded one of world's most prestigious companies is buried walesonline.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from walesonline.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The lives of Somerset churches – Redland Church, Bristol thetablet.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thetablet.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Church buildings tell the Christian story. They also tell our local story. Before a candlelit carol service, I looked around my Grade II listed church. Its windows glowed with Biblical images. Its walls showcased memorials to departed local characters.
The National Churches Trust reports that more than 2,000 churches have closed over the past decade, many abandoned entirely. Friends of Friendless Churches is a charity which tries to rescue and repair some in England and Wales that are no longer in use. They have more than sixty ancient, beautiful, and empty churches in their care, and they rely entirely on public donations to perform their melancholy work.