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"It's rather surreal. I feel like I've been a part of history today,"
he said.

Drone shot of white timber church, green lawn, and road

A sign saying Quilpie with rocks underneath, red dirt.

"It has a pretty significant and profound effect on everyone, not only the economy but the social fabric of the community,"
he said.

Older woman in checked shirt reading church pamphlet

"Local worship communities are essentially getting smaller mainly because of people moving locations but also because those communities are ageing,"
Professor von Guttner said.

A timber church against blue sky, white bell on left

"A hundred years ago, that would be unthinkable,"
he said.

"We have to be open to being church in new ways."
Bishop holding a red pamphlet, you see his colourful scarf and wooden cross necklace

"I expected to feel much more morbid than I do … it was a beautiful service,"
she said.

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