Hundreds of historic churches across the country face closure because dwindling congregations mean that the repair costs can no longer be met. Although day to day costs are still being covered, repair bills for historic churches, which can run into the hundreds of thousands of pounds, are insurmountable for small parish congregations. Christianity is experiencing a dramatic wane in Britain, with 1.7 million fewer Brits self-identifying as Church of England or Anglican in the last two years alone. Research by the Pew Group suggests that Christians will officially be a minority group in the UK by 2050; although the British Social Attitudes Survey suggests that it already is, with just 41.7 per cent of Brits self-defining as Christian, against 50.1 per cent who say they have no religion. As congregations trickle away, many churches have been given over to other uses. At least 500 churches in London alone have been
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