So I made the local newspaper today in an article about the closing of a church where I've been volunteer pastor for the past two+ years. You can see the article here. It's never fun to close a church, and this was the first time I've ever had to do this. It's not like we couldn't see this coming; the church had been in financial trouble for years before I arrived (along with three other volunteer pastors). I'm curious to know what others may think about lessons to be learned from closing a church.