Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Town to lose its Episcopal church

http://www.carricktoday.co.uk/news/Town-to-lose-its-Episcopal.4521983.jp

[Carrick Gazette] 24 Sep 2008--A service of Choral Evensong at 6.30pm will be the final service in St. John's Church which has stood on Piedmont Road, Girvan, since 1859.

This service, which will be a sad and nostalgic one for many, is being conducted by the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church and Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway, the Most Rev Dr Idris Jones, who was at one time Rector of the church.

The congregation - which was formed in 1847 to minister to the spiritual needs of Irish weavers and their families who came over in the wake of the Irish potato famine - has had many ups and downs in its 160-year history.

But sadly, despite modest growth in numbers over the past year, there has not been sufficient support for the congregation for them to justify the large amount of money which would need to be spent repairing the building.

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