Chapel appeals to young by replacing pulpit with a skate ramp

A Methodist Chapel in Cornwall has come up with a novel way of broadening its appeal by building a skate ramp inside.

The chapel at the surfing resort of Polzeath is hoping a younger generation of worshippers will get off the beach on Sunday mornings and into church.

Out has gone the pulpit and communion table and in has come a plywood-formed half-pipe at the Polzeath chapel, now renamed the Tubestation.



On Sunday Christian skaters Jared Lee and Tom Geilfus from the US skated to a rock music backing and an enthusiastic audience at the morning service.

Mr Geilfus said: "Skateboarding goes hand in hand with faith.

"When you step on a skateboard you are putting your trust in your skills. It's the same with faith when you step out you are putting your trust in God to tell you what to do."

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