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BBC News: Hundreds of people are returning to church following a promotion which used bars of chocolate to woo potential worshipers.

The "Back to Church Sunday" promo resulted in almost 900 people coming back to church in Manchester, England.

The initiative targeted 70,000 former churchgoers. About nine in 10 people who returned said they would do so again.

"I am greatly encouraged by the results so far which show overwhelmingly that people had a positive experience of the church," said the Right Reverend Nigel McCulloch, Bishop of Manchester.

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