Congregation Angry As Pub Put Before Church ; Former Warden Hits Out Over Lack of Repairs

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An angry congregation is shunning services after church leaders bought a pub instead of fixing their historic church which is rapidly falling into disrepair. Escalating maintenance costs have left Christ Church in the Somerset village of Long Load on the brink of closure.

But congregation members have questioned why church leaders were able to pursue a costly project of converting a pub in nearby Langport into a 'community hub' instead of improving their crumbling place of worship.

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Congregation Angry As Pub Put Before Church ; Former Warden Hits Out Over Lack of Repairs

Former church warden Brian Hook and his wife Mavis have shunned services at nearby Long Sutton in protest of a lack of su...

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