ACNA Church service livens up funeral home

8/16/11 By Ashley Whittingham
Telegraph Staff Writer

Members of a new church in Folsom gather every Sunday in a location that many may consider unconventional. Since April, the Holy Spirit Anglican Church has been holding services in the chapel inside Miller Funeral Home on Scott Street.

The Rev. Carl Johnson, a Folsom Police chaplain, established the new site for the church because the next closest Anglican parish is located in Elk Grove, a considerably far drive for many Sacramento County residents.

“Folsom is somewhat centralized in the Sacramento area. It’s about 15 minutes from surrounding cities,” said Johnson.

The Anglican Church of North America’s Archbishop Robert Duncan has established a goal to plant 1,000 new churches in the United States within five years, according to David Trautman, communications director for the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh.

“Due to the small time frame, there won’t be enough church buildings available. The Folsom service at the funeral home is an example of how Anglicans are thinking creatively to reach out to the community,” said Duncan. the rest