Church signboards are the only 'shop window' most churches have – and yet they are used to display yawn-inducing puns or sentiments that frequently reduce people to tears – of laughter. Here are some of the most prized possessions in the Ship of Fools collection of the sacred signmaker's art…

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This Church Welcomes Prayerful Livers

Seven Prayerless Days Make One Weak

C H - - C H – What's Missing? U. R.

'Soul Agents' for this District

Come in Here and Have Your Faith Lifted

Ecumenism Means Getting to Know the Opposite Sects

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"We decided to let him off with
a warning this time!"

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