Devastated Church of England benefice on the loss of its Rector
Channel: Ruth Gledhill
Date: 30/11/2009

Denis Ball of the Littlebourne benefice in the Archbishop of Canterbury's diocese describes his concerns that their Rector Rev John Allan is to be replaced by an unpaid, part-time house-for-duty priest when he retires in January. He says this is symptomatic of a crisis affecting the entire church. See this video in its context at Ruth Gledhill's Times blog Articles of Faith. http://timescolumns.typepad.com/gledhill/2009/11/church-of-england-to-lose-one-in-ten-clergy-littlebourne-case-study.html