At this church in Portugal, parishioners surf before they worship.
PORTO, Portugal (AP) — Porto takes pride in its beaches, old churches covered in blue-and-white tiles and its famous port wine named after the city in northern Portugal. It’s also home to a different kind of church — located on its beachfront suburbs along the Atlantic coast near a fishing town known for some of the world’s largest waves. Parishioners attend in boardshorts, T-shirts, flip flops — even barefoot. They surf before they worship. Surf Church was established by a surfer to...
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- At this church in Portugal, parishioners surf before they worship.
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