Communion from the hands of the tailored and the track-suited

Jason Roach  |  Features
Date posted:  2 Apr 2026
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Communion from the hands of the tailored and the track-suited

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There was a glint in his eye. I couldn’t quite tell if it was a tear or a smile. He grinned, put his coffee down on the table and said: “As a teenager, it was the most special thing about church every Sunday.”

We’d been talking about life on estate churches.

Despite his middle-class background, his church had been a rich tapestry of classes and cultures. It was an example of a church that defied the world’s attempts to draw those within it apart.

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