Bishop Wolf on NPR

Yesterday NPR aired a story on RI church closures across denominations. Listen to the podcast to hear Bishop Wolf and other Rhode Island church leaders speak on the issue.

A rising tide of church closures By FLO JONIC (2012-04-03)PROVIDENCE, RI (WRNI) - On a recent Sunday fewer than 50 people attended the 10:30 service at the Cathedral of St. John in Providence. Overhead, the ceiling paint was peeling in multiple places. Two large windows were boarded over. The Cathedral has only 130 regular members and a staggering repair bill. Those two factors more than anything else have prompted its closure, says Episcopal Bishop Geralyn Wolf...

The bells of St. John's Cathedral aren't the first to be silenced in Rhode Island and they won't be the last...

Read or listen to the full NPR Article and Podcast.