The Pilgrim United Church is slated to close after an overwhelming vote. Of 31 members, 28 voted to disband.
āWe obviously have mixed feelings about this. Itās always really disappointing,ā said Doug Goodwill, executive secretary of The British Columbia Conference of The United Church of Canada. āThey have had a life there, with witness and worship.ā
The vote was held on March 3 and only active members were eligible to vote. The Colwood church will disband on June 30.
āCongregations have been declining and members are having a really, really hard time,ā said GoodwillĀ āThis is not unusual. The congregations have been decreasing in the last 40 years. We built a lot of churches in the ā50s and ā60s. Way too many for our present needs.ā
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Officials at The Pilgrim United Church did not return News Gazette phone calls.
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