tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post5121408126082511121..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: A Cathedral Closes...Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-51919965475642584352011-10-15T09:20:49.584-05:002011-10-15T09:20:49.584-05:00Though disagreeing with the ECUSA's doctrinal ...Though disagreeing with the ECUSA's doctrinal teachings, I'm sad to see this church close. It's in a neighborhood that had demographic change and lost wealth. (The cathedral church is at the intersection of US 202 - Concord Ave & US 13 - N Market St.)<br /><br />With the closure, this will be another urban neighborhood that loses a landmark. More importantly, it loses a place where Christ's Gospel could be proclaimed in word and deed. I would hope that some group like ACNA or NALC might be able to purchase the site, but with the ECUSA's current stance on property disposal, that is unlikely.<br /><br />Travel a mile southeast on Vandever Ave, and you will pass through a working-class neighborhood and to a warehouse district that houses an Orphan Grain Train shipping site.Rev. Luke T. Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248166785577564914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-44083903152846908422011-10-14T18:34:46.205-05:002011-10-14T18:34:46.205-05:00"Declining membership and an inability to att..."Declining membership and an inability to attract new members and pledges in sufficient numbers has added to the financial uncertainty."<br /><br />In denial to the end.<br /><br />The leaders drove away the faithful by preaching a false gospel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com