CALL GOES OUT TO SPEAK UP AS AXE HANGS OVER CHURCH

CHRIST Church in Worthing is being threatened with closure.Only three years ago, the congregation raised Â£70,000 towards the restoration and repair of the Grafton Road building, which is more than 160 years old and Grade II* listed, selling the church hall to provide funds.

By The Newsroom

Published 4th Sep 2007, 15:04 BST

Updated 8th Jun 2018, 03:25 BST

But now the Bishop of Horsham, the Rt Rev Lindsay Urwin, wants to declare the church redundant and close it.

The church is part of a town centre ministry that consisted of St Paul's, Holy Trinity and St Matthew's, but this team was reduced to three when St Paul's was closed.

A pastoral review was carried out by the Archdeacon of Chichester, the Ven Douglas McKittrick, in 2005/2006, setting out recommendations to the bishop.

For full story and picture see West Sussex Gazette September 5