A woman who has attended a church almost every week for 57 years has spoken of her heartbreak at plans to close it.
Anne Dixon, 94, of Saxon Road, Hove, has worked with St Peter's Church in York Place, for more than half her life, making the altar cloth and raising money.
But despite being the city's biggest and best known church, the Parochial Church Council (PCC) voted to shut St Peter's in October, because it is no longer financially viable to keep it running.
A public consultation on the plan officially ends at midnight tonight and only letters received before the deadline will be considered.
Ms Dixon said: "I am absolutely brokenhearted after the 57 years I have been going to St Peter's. I have given my life to St Peter's."
The PCC has stressed that letters should be written about how vital the church is for the city, rather than its architectural value.
Write to Rex Andrew, Pastoral Division, Church Commissioners, Church House, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3AZ, email rex.andrew@c-of-e.org.uk or fax 020 7898 1873.
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