Dear Editor,

When I was growing up in the Episcopal Church, Bishop Emrich visited every parish once a year and he had the whole state to cover. Now we have a Bishop that comes to visit only every three years and he has a lot smaller area.

Every time that I pick up The Record, another parish has closed and the leadership is planning to spend over a million dollars to move their offices from Detroit to Plymouth.

Why not spend our money to find out why so many of our churches are closing? Other religions have a growing membership while the Episcopalian membership is decreasing.

Times in Michigan are tough now and money is very tight. Instead of spending money on a new building why not use one of the many churches that are vacant for their offices?

It is time for the Bishop and our leadership to start leading.