From San Diego-Two North County Episcopal churches, both over 60 years old, were told last week that due to declining attendance and compounding red ink, the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego has decided to fold them.
The land and the buildings that house St. Anne’s in Oceanside and All Saints in Vista will be sold.
A letter dated October 25 from the Rt. Rev. James Mathes, who oversees the San Diego Episcopal diocese, said that after 15 months “of discernment by clergy and lay leaders of the congregations themselves,” a sale was forthcoming. “The costs of maintaining separate properties, [and] compensated clergy and staff…is beyond the capacity of the congregations themselves and the diocese.”
More here-
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2015/nov/02/stringers-episcopal-churches-north-county-be-sold/
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