Dio. of Huron: Second Anglican church to close

By SHAWN JEFFORDS  THE OBSERVER
posted January 6, 2011

Dwindling attendance will result in the closure of a second Anglican church in Sarnia in less than a year.

The century-old St. John's Church on Devine Street will close it doors Feb. 1, following hard on the decision to shutter St. James The Apostle Church on Lansdowne Avenue last year.

Archdeacon Richard Salts said it was a tough call, but in the end the members of each congregation voted in favour of amalgamation with other area Anglican churches.
"As with most mainline churches there has been a certain amount of decrease in numbers," he said. "The critical mass is not always there." the rest