[2banana]

This is the REAL story. The chairs are a minor footnote. This church is not going to survive anyways no matter what the chairs sell for.

St. Matthias's armchair miracle has unfolded after extreme financial hard-ship that followed the 2009 exodus of its longtime clerical team and about 95 per cent of its former congregation. Upset over the Anglican Church of Canada's formal embrace of same-sex marriage blessings, it followed a number of other B.C. parishes in joining a conservative offshoot called the Anglican Network in Canada.

[LaserJock]

“This is the REAL story.”

I agree, unfortunately I'm still not clear on who left whom. Did the clerical team and 95% of the people leave to join the conservative Anglican Network of Canada, or did St. Matthias join the Anglican Network of Canada and 95% of their folks walked out in solidarity with same sex marriage?