The Anglican Church has unveiled plans to reform and modernise the church in Tasmania.<\/p>\n
The plan, costing $250,000 a year, has angered some parishioners, who have accused the church of ignoring its traditional worshippers.<\/p>\n
With many of the church’s congregations dwindling and some churches recently closed, the Bishop of Tasmania, John Harrower, says it is time to re-engage with the community.<\/p>\n
“Out of the church and into the 21st century, out of the church and into the world,” he said.<\/p>\n
Bishop Harrower says research shows it’s time for a new approach.<\/p>\n
“All the surveys we have done and the statistics we have show that there’s a real need for us to be more outwardly focussed and connect to bring the good news of Christmas, which is Jesus’ love to people and we need to do it in ways that make sense to people that we show Jesus makes sense of life.”<\/p>\n