[WENDLE]

Well, God Bless you Pastor. I have many views on the “church” , one of which was there was no “Church” until circa 1611. It was Ekklesia. Ekklesia means — “The called out”,i.e. believers ( as am one in Christ) ). KJV went to “Church” after “circe” or “kirke” which was the pagan gathering ( circle). THAT WAS NOT THE MEANING OF THE “WORD OF gOD”
As such, I view the “franchise” operations as businesses.
The good news is that you and are are saved if we accept Jesus as the Son of God. That is all it takes ( John 3:16-18).
We will all find that out.

[xzins]

Etymology[edit] From late Proto-Germanic *kirikǭ (whence also Old Frisian tzirke, Old Saxon and Old Dutch kirika, Old High German chirihha), from Byzantine Greek κυριακόν ‎(kuriakón) (δόμα) ‘Lord's (house)’, from Ancient Greek κύριος ‎(kúrios, “lord”).