It’s difficult to predict when and how the end will come but here is a preview of the eventual demise of the sorry mess that was once a Christian denomination.
St. Matthews Anglican Church in Quebec City has been closed since the late 1970s. Its earthly remains have been documented on a website called, by virtue of what must be a prophetic gift on the part of the owner, Lost Anglican Churches.
The “Vintage Episcopal Anglican Church Sign” that once advertised the parish can be bought as an historical curiosity on craigslist for $350:
Apparently, the church is now a library.
All this brings to mind the last scene from the original Planet of the Apes film where our hero kneels in disbelief before the Statue of Liberty buried in sand, saying something along the lines of: “you maniacs, God damn you all to Hell”.
Well said.
Amen.
New wineskins belongs in new wineskins…
The article conveniently doesn’t mention the fact that many Anglophones, who were the bulk of the Anglicans in Quebec, left the province in the 70’s due to political and linguistic tensions, and the abandonment of those congregations has more to do with politics and demographics rather than theological or doctrinal issues. Anglican churches are not the only ones shutting down, the entire province is dotted with abandoned or vacant churches because church attendance has plummeted in all Christian denominations and long before same-sex marriages or the ordination of women were an issue. The lack of honesty in the article is stunning, and so are the comments of readers who cannot think critically and believe everything they read without questioning facts.