Once upon a time, the various Christian Faiths used to view each other with a certain amount of suspicion. Woe betide the Anglican daughter who started courting a Roman Catholic for instance! In recent years, a lot of the barriers have been broken down as many Christians realised they were all pointing in the same general direction. A good example is on Walney Island, where Anglicans, Catholics and Methodists have joined forces under the banner of 'Churches Together On Walney'. Paul O'Neill met the three clergymen involved:
Father Tom Singleton of St Columbas Church
John Hodgkinson the Vicar Of St Mary's
Methodist Minister David Edmondson, who explained why they decided to come together...  Listen now online
Churches Together website The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. | | | John Hodgkinson | Tom Singleton | David Edmondson | (Thank you to Tom for these photos. Notice how he's sent us a
sensible one of himself but silly ones of the other two...?!) |
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Introducing the BBC's newest venture in Cumbria.
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What is Voices?
Capturing the stories, concerns and aspirations of those unheard voices across the UK.
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