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The Frank reverend - on megachurches, media and keeping the faith

By Russell Brown
Canvas·
12 mins to read

Reverend Frank Ritchie has thousands of followers - mostly non-believers - on Twitter, he loves to crack a joke, and he is the soothing voice of reason in a cacophony of headline-grabbing mega-preachers. By Russell Brown.

"Where All Who Love the Lord Jesus Christ Worship Together" reads a sign outside St Francis community church in the Hamilton suburb of Hillcrest. The church's two main worship spaces host services for three denominations; Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian: a "blended family" of believers,

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