16th
March 2004
Church website launched in Suffolk |
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Trinity, Long Melford |
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A
new website, featuring details of Suffolk's 479 churches, has been
launched. |
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Parishes
can now load specific details about themselves directly onto the hi-tech
site at www.achurchnearyou.com
Details about the churches include service times, special events,
Sunday school, music, parking, disabled facilities etc.
"I
am delighted that Suffolk’s parishes now have the opportunity
to post details of their work
ahead of the celebrations of Easter Day, the greatest day in the Christian
calendar," says Nick Clarke, Diocesan Communications Director.
"With five in eight homes in the country having
internet access, the new site is a wonderful way for Suffolk’s
parishes to be able to promote
their work and mission to a wider public."
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Michael, Woolverstone
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The names
and locations of all of Suffolk’s parishes have been pre-loaded
onto the site and software, developed by the Diocese of Oxford, allow
parishes to add specific details about
themselves directly to the site.
The Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich joins the dioceses of
Oxford, Norwich, Truro,
Bradford and Southwark who are already on-line.
"The site is designed for web browsers to identify which parish
they are in, or help them select a church which best matches their
needs and tastes," says Nick.
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