2024-01-10 22:30:16
This is a fully functioning church, St Mary Aldermary, which provides an on-site coffee shop that it regards as “ a public space where friendships and community can be developed through the practice of hospitality.” Photographs are available on the website: www.stmaryaldermary.co.uk NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(100-6-45) Author
2024-01-11 00:09:36
The parish still functioning doesn't change the problem of a sacred space being used commercially in this way. Some old churches have been entirely turned over to it, some only partially. The trend is what it is. Opinion, nothing misleading, NNN. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(18-3-28) Author
2024-01-11 02:13:34
The City of London is a small area now almost exclusively a financial district. Very few live there, and it is deserted on Sundays, yet there are many churches. This is a specific solution that at least benefits this church and brings visitors in. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(18-3-11) Author
2024-01-11 10:09:42
This is still a functioning church owned and used by the Church of England, with an on-site cafe added. It is in the middle of London's central financial district, so is not a parish church but instead serves the many commuting non-residents who work there on weekdays. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(63-2-9) Author