On August 23rd 1989 St Leonard's was badly damaged by a fire. John Skinner our minister at the time has written about the events and how they changed our church.
"A gripping account of a church fire, and how God used it to transform both the buildings and the people. With hindsight they could even say "Thank God for the fire!"
While the Church was refurbished we met in the deaf school next door. Following the refurbishment a new church centre was built. Everything was finally completed in July 1994 nearly five years after the fire.
About the Author
John Skinner was Rector of St Leonard's, Exeter from 1984-98, having first started his ministry there as a curate and meeting his wife Marilyn.
In between he worked with Student Christian Unions (UCCF) based in London for six years before leading two churches at Guildford, Surrey. To his delight and
suprise retirement has included extensive rural ministry in Devon, while still giving plenty of time for five grandchildren.
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