Churchgoers in one Virginia town are getting closer to God by stripping off their clothes.
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Robert and Katie Church during a sermon. Katie was not a nudist when she first met Robert, but now says she ‘can turn to anyone’ in this church, or even in this park, and they will be there to help me.’
Worshipers at the White Tail Chapel in Southampton regularly remove their clothes to say their prayers.
They can be found communing while entirely in the buff — even when temperatures hit the low 20s
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Some parishioners go topless, wear nothing or show up fully clothed.
Pastor Allen Parker told KAIT8 his sermons weren't all about being bare-skinned.
Some devotees attend fully clothed, while others just opted to go topless, he revealed.
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Pastor Allen Parker says the practice of being nude at the White Tail Chapel’s sermons bares the souls of parishioners to Christ, regardless of what they’re wearing.
But he added that, ultimately, it was just about baring souls to Christ, no matter what they're wearing.
Longtime nudist parishioners Katie and Robert Church said White Tail gave them "a sense of Christian community with none of the pretense of a traditional church."
"I feel like I can turn to anyone in this church, or even in this park, and they will be there to help me,"