New Church Holds Service In Bar To Reach New People

[Kor37 9]

New church holds service in bar to reach new people

AP

Posted: 2008-04-21 13:25:14

SIDNEY, Ohio (AP) - Another round and amen! Beer was on tap and a mechanical bull inspired the sermon as a new church held its inaugural service in a western Ohio bar.

 

The Country Rock Church drew about 100 people to Sunday night's meeting at the Pub Lounge in Sidney, 35 miles north of Dayton.

 

The barroom church is an offshoot of Sidney United First Methodist Church, whose head pastor says he's been looking for creative ways to reach people in unconventional places.

 

The church's Web site for its new branch advertises "Top regional bands, pizza, wings, rowdy fun & a short message."

 

The Rev. Chris Heckaman says people really seemed to enjoy themselves so he expects the Country Rock Church will meet weekly.

 

Heckaman's sermon compared staying on the bar's mechanical bull to learning how to get along in life.

Sign me up!.....

[youbroughtheryouRiker 2]

They partake in communion every week, right? And every Friday and Saturday night, too, right?

 

 

Imagine baptizing your baby in Holy Firewater.

 

 

And talk about doing your christenings justice, too!

[Theunicornhunter 2]

wasn't a story like this already posted?

[MrPsychic 1]

wasn't a story like this already posted?

Yea, about a place in Carlisle, PA, I believe. However, that place stopped doing the confessions.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named 2]

The confessions are taken at the strip bar down the street.

[trekz 7]

This sounds a bit like an old church seen on the old Flip Wilson Show - Reverend Leroy's Church of What's Happenin' Now! <_<

[Commander Uhura 2]

what> omg

can we drink in church now?

ooh way too tempting