Floating church offers traders solace
Television NZ
| 09 Sep 2008
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St Peter's on the Thames.
As one might expect for a church in London's financial district, St Peter's has seen a rise in its ministry to people troubled by the global credit crunch.
But what is less usual about this church nestled near the new skyscrapers and banking headquarters in London's Docklands, is its accommodation: a converted freight barge moored at Canary Wharf.
Walk up the gangplank to Britain's only floating Anglican Church and you are met with a bright and airy space with new wooden fixtures, a complete contrast to a traditional church.
Three times a week it is full of bankers, analysts and other financial types taking part in a lunchtime Christian service.
"The venue of a boat is a bit different," said senior minister Marcus Nodder. "It means we can appeal to people who are disillusioned with traditional church."
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