{"id":11741,"date":"2011-02-06T17:02:46","date_gmt":"2011-02-06T22:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=11741"},"modified":"2011-02-06T17:02:46","modified_gmt":"2011-02-06T22:02:46","slug":"st-bacchus-anglican-church-durban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/st-bacchus-anglican-church-durban\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Bacchus Anglican Church, Durban"},"content":{"rendered":"

The church I attend has a bell which, when I started attending in the last millennium, was rung vigorously every Sunday morning \u2013 until the neighbours started complaining. St Columba Anglican Church in Durban, Southern Africa has found a different way to annoy the neighbours. As Canadian Anglican Churches devolve into community centres<\/a>, perhaps this is a harbinger of something we can look forward to in Canada.<\/p>\n

From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Homeowners in Greenwood Park have now started a petition to silence the church, which hires out a function room as a party venue.<\/p>\n

The St Columba Anglican Church reverberates to the beat of pounding music and drunken revellers until the early hours of the morning, keeping frustrated neighbours awake.<\/p>\n

The Rev James Wylie this week declined to comment on the complaints until he had an opportunity to discuss the matter with members of the church council.<\/p>\n

But he said he hoped the matter would be settled ”amicably”.<\/p>\n

Keith van Wyk, who lives next door to the church, said he was “sick and tired” of the blaring music and drunken partygoers.<\/p>\n

”It’s every weekend. These parties go on until at least 4am. I have a family, and the loud music keeps my children and wife awake,” he said.<\/p>\n

He said numerous complaints to the church authorities had fallen on deaf ears.<\/p>\n

”They advertise for free in the local newspaper, promoting drunken parties indicating that people should bring their own booze. I feel this is deceptive and immoral. Nightclubs need to pay for advertising, why not them?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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