Rural churches are said to be facing a ‘funding crisis’ as fewer parishioners carry money, cash withdrawals are thwarted by bank closures in smaller towns and patchy internet connections make digital payments problematic. As more of us now have less change rattling around in our pockets, senior reporter Lauren Abbott looks at the impact our increasingly cashless society is having on Kent’s parishes and places of worship. Whether you’re a regular church-goer or someone who visits for a special occasion, we can perhaps all recall a time when we’ve dropped some change, or placed a donation envelo…
