There are Churches that CLOSE??? Come on.....that’s a JOKE right? although when Christmas fell on Sunday last year, a lot of them had NO SERVICE!!! That was WRONG!
There were churches who did that every year a number of years ago. There are churches that still do it. The overall problem has always been the parishioners “lose interest” and the lack of “obligation”.
Example:
“SOUTH BARRINGTON, IL – In perhaps the most extreme example to date of churches halting ministries during the traditionally slower summer months, Willow Creek Community Church – one of America’s prototypical mega-churches – has decided to close its doors until after Labor Day.
“The church leadership took a look at where attendance and giving were last summer, and when you look at the numbers, the case for closing shop just makes a lot of sense,” said Willow Creek Senior Pastor Bill Hybels. “For years we’ve been trying to justify the expense of operating throughout the summer when schools are closed and people are on vacation. We just couldn’t do it any more. If people are going to put their spiritual growth on hold until September anyway, why should the church fight it?”
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