Archie Snedegar, interim pastor at Calvary Baptist Church on Charleston's West Side, discusses the upcoming closing of the Cokesbury religious bookstore on Washington Street. The United Methodist Publishing House is closing stores in 25 states to concentrate on Internet and telephone sales.

All Cokesbury stores are scheduled to be closed by the end of April.

Gazette photo by Kenny Kemp.....6x4.9....Cokesbury closing..