It’s a rare occurrence when a church ceases to be the site of regular worship services, and it is even less frequent that a congregation with centuries of continuous history ends up being dispersed.
That, however, is what is happening to St. George’s Spesutia Parish in Perryman, a congregation that has been in continuous operation since 1671, the same year Scottish folk hero Robert Roy MacGregor was born.
That’s a long time, so long that the church sanctuary has been rebuilt twice, most recently in 1851, a decade before the start of the Civil War.
That is a great shame.
Unfortunately, it is what happens when the leaders of a church abandon orthodox teaching – slow death ensues. There will be many more closures like this in the months to come.
When orthodoxy is abandoned, God leaves the Church. But, God is in other churches, you only need go find them. Give up your foolish pride and find God again.