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In Ontario Anglican, Lutheran churches merge

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Kendall Harmon

The merger of two local churches is a sign of the times ”” and it just makes sense, say congregation heads.

St. David’s Anglican and Holy Cross Lutheran churches recently joined to become St. David’s Anglican/Lutheran Church.

“We were sharing a building and resources and decided that was working well. We thought we could go one step further and become one congregation,” said Pamela Harrington, diaconal minister.

The notion of a merger was presented to the two congregations, as well as the one at St. Athanasius’ Anglican Church. That congregation decided to remain independent.

Average attendance at Holy Cross was 30 to 35, while it’s about 50 at St. David’s.

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2 comments on “In Ontario Anglican, Lutheran churches merge”

  1. robroy says:
    January 16, 2009 at 7:59 pm

    [blockquote] Average attendance at Holy Cross was 30 to 35, while it’s about 50 at St. David’s.[/blockquote]
    And 30 to 35 plus 50 will be about 65 (or less). Neither will it stop the process that causing the shrinkage.

  2. Lutheran-MS says:
    January 17, 2009 at 11:18 am

    Maybe the ELCA and TEC should consider a merger, neither is faithful to the Bible.