Church tries new tactic to get more people to come: Holds services at a bar
Happy Easter! A new church in Little Rock, Arkansas called “The River,” has decided to try something different to encourage people to come to Easter services: They’re holding the services at a bar. According to this MyEyewitnessNews article, this is an attempt to attract a new audience to its nondenominational Christian ministry. Services will be held at the Rev Room, a bar/nightclub in Little Rock’s River Market district. If it goes well they’ll have Mother’s Day and Father’s Day services there too.
Not a bad idea… for the past several years, my Easter basket has been a bucket full of ice and a bottle of champagne, sitting next to a carafe of orange juice to mix mimosas. If you want to get drinkers to church, you’ve got to meet them halfway.
