And of course, the "word" should be spoken in 16th century King James English and sung in 300 year old hymnals.
Right?
oh, but you forget that in the 1500s it was oh shocking to hear those hymns being sung instead of good Gregorian chants
oh, but you forget that in the 1500s it was oh shocking to hear those hymns being sung instead of good ole Gregorian chants
For the past six months or so I have been watching a church of mainly older people die rather than give up their old hymns, old organ, and old building.
We have been losing younger families at the rate of at least one per month even though the pastor and the music director were trying their hardest to create a blended service for everybody.
This past Sunday it all came to a head. The "sentimentalists" as they call themselves have won the fight. They will keep their worshiped but crumbling building they can't afford to repair; their precious pipe organ,which is not repairable; and their really old music.
They will lose the pastor, assistant pastor, music director, pianist, children's director and secretary. They will also be losing most of the money that has been keeping things afloat.
Those who have been doing the work and paying the bills are starting a new church. They are losing virtually everybody under the age of 60 and one couple in their 80"s!