ST DAVIDS and ST JOHNS CHURCH's

Just heard that in the next few months both of these churches will close. St Davids in Haigh and I presume St Johns in New Springs?

Ron, isn’t it sad when you see other countries churches all over the world being used, my church St Joseph’s Wallgate is still standing even though it’s been empty for years now. There wasnt the population to use it an more…it will a sad day for me when it eventually has to go.

Bloody Hell !!!!

They want rid of them all

Along with numerous retail outlets, the Church of England is also shutting up shop in Wigan

Churches to be closed

St Anne’s in Beech Hill;

St Catharine’s in Scholes;

St John the Baptist in New Springs

The Good Shepherd (Mission) in Bamfurlong

Churches at risk and undergoing further review:

St Andrew’s, Springfield

All Saints, Hindley

St John the Evangelist, Abram

St Peter, Hindley

St James w. St Elizabeth, Bickershaw

St David, Haigh

St Luke, Orrell

St John the Divine, Pemberton

St Barnabas, Marsh Green

St Luke, Stubshaw Cross

Holy Trinity, Downall Green

St George, Wigan

All Saints, Wigan

St Matthew, Highfield

St Paul, Goose Green

Wigan Parish Church is on that list LINK

Same as the shops. Use them or lose them.
Ironically, those who don't use them are the first to complain when they shut!

There's going to be a few hundred appartments built in Wigan centre quite soon. And you know who'll end up living in them?
It follows that .......... "they're gonna need a bigger mosque"!

800 flats at the old Eckersley Mill too, IF they get built ?

Put t on a post on here a few weeks ago this country is now known as islamic not a Christian

Britain is a Christian country. British Law is Christian Law. But, they don't like it so, it'll not be long before they try to change that!. In fact, I think they've tried already

I've read from different reports that it costs around a million pounds a year to maintain the churches around the borough.
With falling attendances it's inevitable that something will have to give, after all the C of E hasn't much money.


:The fund was valued at £10.1 billion as at the end of 2021.11 May 2022
https://www.churchofengland.org › ...

"a million pounds a year to maintain the churches around the borough."

Churches are nothing to do with the council. Why, would anybody assess the cost of churches in an individual council's area?

I know the churches have nothing to do with the clowncil, the million pounds is coming from church funds.
The C of E has only got 10.1 billion in their piggy bank, so they'll be struggling don't you think.

The Catholic churches are funded by the Vatican, A Mafia based company from Italy and if they don't like a church, They have it made into a supermarket and the ones they do like,
They get an offer they cant refuse,

You mean "Roman' Catholic. However, apparently not, Tom.

I'm just gong off what the Pope told me when I camped on his front lawn

Tom, Did the Pope ask who'd done your haircut?

The Pontiff's Eyes
Very funny poem.