{"id":95619,"date":"2025-03-14T18:17:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T18:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=95619"},"modified":"2025-03-18T15:37:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:37:22","slug":"if-we-closed-theyd-have-nowhere-the-last-parishioners-in-adamsdown-on-why-their-church-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/03\/14\/if-we-closed-theyd-have-nowhere-the-last-parishioners-in-adamsdown-on-why-their-church-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;If we closed, they&#8217;d have nowhere&#8217;: The last parishioners in Adamsdown on why their church matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sixteen parishes have closed in Adamsdown since 1950<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>THE last vicar in Adamsdown has warned that his parishioners \u201cwould have nowhere to go\u201d&nbsp;if his church was to close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sixteen parishes have closed in Adamsdown since 1950, according to analysis by the Roath Local History Society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s the highest number in Cardiff\u2019s &#8216;inner circle&#8217; of wards, which includes Roath, Cathays, and Splott. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of Adamsdown\u2019s former parishes have been turned into car parks, student accommodation and private flats.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, only one remains: St German\u2019s Church, on Star Street.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If we closed, residents would have nowhere to go,&#8221; said Canon Jarel Robinson-Brown, 33, Vicar of St German&#8217;s for two years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1dmjyhZOUqeo7zSKtLGuZcmZqdoBKck0&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1dmjyhZOUqeo7zSKtLGuZcmZqdoBKck0&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSt German\u2019s is Adamsdown&#8217;s largest community space. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople from all walks of life come here. We have winter shelters for the homeless and help asylum seekers, while Tredegarville Primary School come in for mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We have at least one funeral a month and weddings occasionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"637\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/fb9f12a3-b5c8-4426-a1bb-26fbc638c1ae-1-1024x637-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/fb9f12a3-b5c8-4426-a1bb-26fbc638c1ae-1-1024x637-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/fb9f12a3-b5c8-4426-a1bb-26fbc638c1ae-1-1024x637-2-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/fb9f12a3-b5c8-4426-a1bb-26fbc638c1ae-1-1024x637-2-770x479.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/fb9f12a3-b5c8-4426-a1bb-26fbc638c1ae-1-1024x637-2-293x182.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/fb9f12a3-b5c8-4426-a1bb-26fbc638c1ae-1-1024x637-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/fb9f12a3-b5c8-4426-a1bb-26fbc638c1ae-1-1024x637-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/fb9f12a3-b5c8-4426-a1bb-26fbc638c1ae-1-1024x637-2-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/fb9f12a3-b5c8-4426-a1bb-26fbc638c1ae-1-1024x637-2-770x479.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/fb9f12a3-b5c8-4426-a1bb-26fbc638c1ae-1-1024x637-2-293x182.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Canon Father Jarel, St German&#8217;s vicar of two years<\/strong>. Credit: Benedict Elliot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne day, a man in his 50s came into the church at midday and sat by the altar. He walked up to me, burst out crying and hugged me because he&nbsp;needed comfort. That is just one example of many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is vital for us to stay open, as there is no other church in Adamsdown now. At least 45 people attend our Sunday mass each week.&#8221;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 2019 to 2022, St German\u2019s had no priest, which made the church vulnerable to closure. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/afc55960-4321-42c0-8854-a5478ce24371-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/afc55960-4321-42c0-8854-a5478ce24371-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/afc55960-4321-42c0-8854-a5478ce24371-1024x768-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/afc55960-4321-42c0-8854-a5478ce24371-1024x768-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/afc55960-4321-42c0-8854-a5478ce24371-1024x768-1-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/afc55960-4321-42c0-8854-a5478ce24371-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/afc55960-4321-42c0-8854-a5478ce24371-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/afc55960-4321-42c0-8854-a5478ce24371-1024x768-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/afc55960-4321-42c0-8854-a5478ce24371-1024x768-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/afc55960-4321-42c0-8854-a5478ce24371-1024x768-1-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>\u201cOne day, a man in his 50s walked up to me. He burst out crying and hugged me because he&nbsp;needed comfort. That is just one example of many.\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;Credit: Benedict Elliot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSince I\u2019ve been here, luckily, there hasn\u2019t been a threat,\u201d Father Jarel said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe only reason why we\u2019ve survived is because we are Anglo-Catholic, meaning we combine teachings from both denominations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is inevitable more parishes will close so the Church needs to think strategically about which churches they invest in and which communities it resources.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ MORE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/11\/12\/plans-to-convert-the-derelict-tredegar-pub-into-flats-in-adamsdown-sparks-debate\/\">\u2018Plans to convert the derelict Tredegar pub into flats in Adamsdown sparks debate<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=94581&amp;action=edit\"><strong>Cardiff charity supporting Ukrainian refugees is being relocated \u2013 and it needs your help<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1240\" height=\"890\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/un1fI-church-closures-in-cardiff-s-four-inner-wards-since-1950-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/un1fI-church-closures-in-cardiff-s-four-inner-wards-since-1950-1.png 1240w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/un1fI-church-closures-in-cardiff-s-four-inner-wards-since-1950-1-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/un1fI-church-closures-in-cardiff-s-four-inner-wards-since-1950-1-1024x735.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/un1fI-church-closures-in-cardiff-s-four-inner-wards-since-1950-1-770x553.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/un1fI-church-closures-in-cardiff-s-four-inner-wards-since-1950-1-293x210.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1240\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/un1fI-church-closures-in-cardiff-s-four-inner-wards-since-1950-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/un1fI-church-closures-in-cardiff-s-four-inner-wards-since-1950-1.png 1240w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/un1fI-church-closures-in-cardiff-s-four-inner-wards-since-1950-1-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/un1fI-church-closures-in-cardiff-s-four-inner-wards-since-1950-1-1024x735.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/un1fI-church-closures-in-cardiff-s-four-inner-wards-since-1950-1-770x553.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/un1fI-church-closures-in-cardiff-s-four-inner-wards-since-1950-1-293x210.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The congregation and volunteers  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Gerald Voisey, a volunteer at Adamsdown Gospel Hall, described the church closure numbers as \u201cconcerning\u201d.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 80-year-old, who has lived in Adamsdown his whole life, said: \u201cWhen I was a kid, every child&nbsp;went to Sunday school, but now nobody goes. It\u2019s a sign that people are no longer religious. &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn Adamsdown Gospel Hall, 25 people attend every week to pray. We\u2019re a fellowship, not a parish, but residents need somewhere local, so they come here.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe also team up with other Christian parishes around Cardiff to check on the homeless every Thursday evening. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s also why I\u2019m worried about the closures. We have a community purpose which would go, especially in Adamsdown which is an already vulnerable area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heather Ralis has attended mass at St German\u2019s for over 15 years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 82-year-old said: \u201cI come from Penarth every Sunday to attend mass, and I help bake the cakes for tea and coffee sessions afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe community feeling you have coming here is special. That physical connection would go if St German\u2019s closed.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/st-germans-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/st-germans-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/st-germans-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/st-germans-1024x683-1-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/st-germans-1024x683-1-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/st-germans-1024x683-1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/st-germans-1024x683-1-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/st-germans-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/st-germans-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/st-germans-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/st-germans-1024x683-1-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/st-germans-1024x683-1-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/st-germans-1024x683-1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/st-germans-1024x683-1-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>\u201cThe community feeling you have coming here is special. That physical connection would go if St German\u2019s closed.\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong>Credit: St German&#8217;s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>James Escott, 80, has attended mass at St German\u2019s since 1968. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI share the concern that many parishes in Cardiff, but mostly in Adamsdown, are closing.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Escott helps to deliver mass to inmates in a chapel inside Cardiff Prison, as part of an initiative called The Welcome Directory. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOver 40 inmates turn up once a month. You can tell they enjoy the service,&#8221; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey sing their hearts out. It\u2019s like being at the Principality Stadium for a rugby match.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf residents&nbsp;lose the physical connection which a place of worship offers, they\u2019ll struggle.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Have you been affected by parish closures in Cardiff? 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