I'm sorry too. I posted this for feedback because I honestly couldn't believe what the billboard said. If it means detrimental comments towards the current state of the church, then so be it.
My 92yo grandmother still goes to her church almost every weekend 30 miles from her house. The congregation has dwindled from hundreds to 25.
And then I see this (the billboard) and it all becomes clear. The church doesn't seem to want believers but attendance.
Somehow I suspect that is exactly what you were going for in posting this thread. But then again, so mote it be.
My 92yo grandmother still goes to her church almost every weekend 30 miles from her house. The congregation has dwindled from hundreds to 25.
My 50 year old brother goes to a UMC church in Dallas, Custer Road UMC that has grown from a small number 25 years ago to over 8,000 members.
And then I see this (the billboard) and it all becomes clear. The church doesn't seem to want believers but attendance.
Not sure how you get that from the billboard. But to each his own.