From Australia-A CAFE-STYLE church that provides a community hub and less conventional family-friendly services is part of a "radical" Anglican Church plan to transform under-performing parishes.
St Barnabas parish church at Croydon - built in the 1920s and now with only a handful of elderly parishioners - will be overhauled during the next year.
Adelaide's Anglican Bishop, the Venerable Dr Tim Harris, has described the proposed transformation as a "pilot" plan designed to see how the Church could better use some of its churches to engage with the wider community.
The Elizabeth St parish church will be known as Nova Church Croydon.
Plans for the site include:
LINING the body of the church with cafe tables and armchairs.
A SUNDAY event called "conversations" where people sit in the body of the church to discuss current issues from a Christian perspective.
More here-
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/parishes-look-to-transform-churches-into-cafe-style-gathering-places-to-better-engage-with-the-community/story-fndo471r-1226548502911
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