The crowd you are likely to see gathering for church on a Sunday
morning, and the crowd you expect to see at a bar, can be two
different-looking crowds; but they can both have something great in
common. For those on board with the rising church-in-bars trend, that common denominator is God.
From Christians to Catholics, to Protestants and Lutherans, many different faiths have been opening up the word of God under the dim lights of local taverns. Many acknowledge the reality of the diminishing number of traditional church-goers and the rising number of people who have faith, but don’t consider themselves a part of any specific community. Moving the sermons and testimonies to pubs have created a more relaxed environment and many more attendees — people who may not want to attend or don’t feel welcome attending a traditional church to have important discussions about faith.
While one would expect that many people gathering around a few pitchers of beer would result in a clan of inebriated worshipers, the outcome has been quite different. Some people just stick to drinking water or soda while others have a beer or two, and some groups mandate a two-beer maximum rule for those who are drinking.
Alcohol has proven not to hinder the message or success of the groups who have been conducting their services inside bars. Since 1981, the Catholic Church has sponsored the Theology on Tap event for young adults in areas across the nation. Forth Worth, Texas is home to the long-standing Church-in-a-Pub group, and a parish in Portland, Oregon gathers every month for Beer and Hymns. Indiana, Mexico, and Wyoming are also seeing a steady rise.
Some mainstream churches are skeptical about churches in bars, while some leaders believe that holding services at a bar is “something Jesus might
From Christians to Catholics, to Protestants and Lutherans, many different faiths have been opening up the word of God under the dim lights of local taverns. Many acknowledge the reality of the diminishing number of traditional church-goers and the rising number of people who have faith, but don’t consider themselves a part of any specific community. Moving the sermons and testimonies to pubs have created a more relaxed environment and many more attendees — people who may not want to attend or don’t feel welcome attending a traditional church to have important discussions about faith.
While one would expect that many people gathering around a few pitchers of beer would result in a clan of inebriated worshipers, the outcome has been quite different. Some people just stick to drinking water or soda while others have a beer or two, and some groups mandate a two-beer maximum rule for those who are drinking.
Alcohol has proven not to hinder the message or success of the groups who have been conducting their services inside bars. Since 1981, the Catholic Church has sponsored the Theology on Tap event for young adults in areas across the nation. Forth Worth, Texas is home to the long-standing Church-in-a-Pub group, and a parish in Portland, Oregon gathers every month for Beer and Hymns. Indiana, Mexico, and Wyoming are also seeing a steady rise.
Some mainstream churches are skeptical about churches in bars, while some leaders believe that holding services at a bar is “something Jesus might
A pastor in Kenya is making headlines for recently banning his female congregants from wearing underwear to church, telling them to avoid wearing the garments in order to be closer to God.
The pastor, described only as the Rev. Njohi by The Kenyan Daily Post, reportedly asked his female congregants at the Lord's Propeller Redemption church in Dandora to arrive at Sunday's service without underwear or bras. The pastor's reasoning was that the undergarments are "ungodly," and people need to be "free in 'body' and 'spirit' to receive Christ," according to the local newspaper. The church is located in an eastern suburb of Nairobi.According to Nigerian Watch, the pastor also said he made the new rule for women so God can enter their bodies easily. The pastor added that women who continue to wear undergarments to church will suffer "dire consequences," and encouraged mothers attending his services to check their daughters to make sure they had obeyed the new rule.
As UK Metro reports, an eyewitness attending Njohi's congregation says many of the women attending the services did in fact obey the rule, showing up to the church without underwear. The UK Metro points out that it is unclear why Njohi has advised women to leave their undergarments at home but still allows men to wear theirs.
Njohi has received media attention for his strange new rule, and some are not pleased with the pastor's edict, arguing that it is an attempt to take advantage of women under the ruse that they are doing something godly.
"This SICK Pastor probably wanted to lay hands on these unsuspecting women folk!" commented News One, a website describing itself as catering to "black America." Twitter comments regarding the news ranged from people saying "wow!" to "shaking my head."
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In
a similarly strange story that took place in early January, Pastor
Lesego Daniel of Rabboni Centre Ministries in South Africa commanded
members of his church to eat grass, saying that
the Bible states that Jesus had his disciples, other than the 12
listed, do unconventional things to prove their faith and obedience to
God.Read more at http://global.christianpost.com/news/kenyan-pastor-bans-female-congregants-from-wearing-underwear-in-church-115528/#b77QWzoYJvvXvD4z.99
A pastor in Kenya is making headlines for recently banning his female congregants from wearing underwear to church, telling them to avoid wearing the garments in order to be closer to God.
The pastor, described only as the Rev. Njohi by The Kenyan Daily Post, reportedly asked his female congregants at the Lord's Propeller Redemption church in Dandora to arrive at Sunday's service without underwear or bras. The pastor's reasoning was that the undergarments are "ungodly," and people need to be "free in 'body' and 'spirit' to receive Christ," according to the local newspaper. The church is located in an eastern suburb of Nairobi.According to Nigerian Watch, the pastor also said he made the new rule for women so God can enter their bodies easily. The pastor added that women who continue to wear undergarments to church will suffer "dire consequences," and encouraged mothers attending his services to check their daughters to make sure they had obeyed the new rule.
As UK Metro reports, an eyewitness attending Njohi's congregation says many of the women attending the services did in fact obey the rule, showing up to the church without underwear. The UK Metro points out that it is unclear why Njohi has advised women to leave their undergarments at home but still allows men to wear theirs.
Njohi has received media attention for his strange new rule, and some are not pleased with the pastor's edict, arguing that it is an attempt to take advantage of women under the ruse that they are doing something godly.
"This SICK Pastor probably wanted to lay hands on these unsuspecting women folk!" commented News One, a website describing itself as catering to "black America." Twitter comments regarding the news ranged from people saying "wow!" to "shaking my head."
Follow us
In
a similarly strange story that took place in early January, Pastor
Lesego Daniel of Rabboni Centre Ministries in South Africa commanded
members of his church to eat grass, saying that
the Bible states that Jesus had his disciples, other than the 12
listed, do unconventional things to prove their faith and obedience to
God.Read more at http://global.christianpost.com/news/kenyan-pastor-bans-female-congregants-from-wearing-underwear-in-church-115528/#b77QWzoYJvvXvD4z.99
A pastor in Kenya is making headlines for recently banning his female congregants from wearing underwear to church, telling them to avoid wearing the garments in order to be closer to God.
The pastor, described only as the Rev. Njohi by The Kenyan Daily Post, reportedly asked his female congregants at the Lord's Propeller Redemption church in Dandora to arrive at Sunday's service without underwear or bras. The pastor's reasoning was that the undergarments are "ungodly," and people need to be "free in 'body' and 'spirit' to receive Christ," according to the local newspaper. The church is located in an eastern suburb of Nairobi.According to Nigerian Watch, the pastor also said he made the new rule for women so God can enter their bodies easily. The pastor added that women who continue to wear undergarments to church will suffer "dire consequences," and encouraged mothers attending his services to check their daughters to make sure they had obeyed the new rule.
As UK Metro reports, an eyewitness attending Njohi's congregation says many of the women attending the services did in fact obey the rule, showing up to the church without underwear. The UK Metro points out that it is unclear why Njohi has advised women to leave their undergarments at home but still allows men to wear theirs.
Njohi has received media attention for his strange new rule, and some are not pleased with the pastor's edict, arguing that it is an attempt to take advantage of women under the ruse that they are doing something godly.
"This SICK Pastor probably wanted to lay hands on these unsuspecting women folk!" commented News One, a website describing itself as catering to "black America." Twitter comments regarding the news ranged from people saying "wow!" to "shaking my head."
Follow us
In
a similarly strange story that took place in early January, Pastor
Lesego Daniel of Rabboni Centre Ministries in South Africa commanded
members of his church to eat grass, saying that
the Bible states that Jesus had his disciples, other than the 12
listed, do unconventional things to prove their faith and obedience to
God.Read more at http://global.christianpost.com/news/kenyan-pastor-bans-female-congregants-from-wearing-underwear-in-church-115528/#b77QWzoYJvvXvD4z.99
A pastor in Kenya is making headlines for recently banning his female congregants from wearing underwear to church, telling them to avoid wearing the garments in order to be closer to God.
The pastor, described only as the Rev. Njohi by The Kenyan Daily Post, reportedly asked his female congregants at the Lord's Propeller Redemption church in Dandora to arrive at Sunday's service without underwear or bras. The pastor's reasoning was that the undergarments are "ungodly," and people need to be "free in 'body' and 'spirit' to receive Christ," according to the local newspaper. The church is located in an eastern suburb of Nairobi.According to Nigerian Watch, the pastor also said he made the new rule for women so God can enter their bodies easily. The pastor added that women who continue to wear undergarments to church will suffer "dire consequences," and encouraged mothers attending his services to check their daughters to make sure they had obeyed the new rule.
As UK Metro reports, an eyewitness attending Njohi's congregation says many of the women attending the services did in fact obey the rule, showing up to the church without underwear. The UK Metro points out that it is unclear why Njohi has advised women to leave their undergarments at home but still allows men to wear theirs.
Njohi has received media attention for his strange new rule, and some are not pleased with the pastor's edict, arguing that it is an attempt to take advantage of women under the ruse that they are doing something godly.
"This SICK Pastor probably wanted to lay hands on these unsuspecting women folk!" commented News One, a website describing itself as catering to "black America." Twitter comments regarding the news ranged from people saying "wow!" to "shaking my head."
Follow us
In
a similarly strange story that took place in early January, Pastor
Lesego Daniel of Rabboni Centre Ministries in South Africa commanded
members of his church to eat grass, saying that
the Bible states that Jesus had his disciples, other than the 12
listed, do unconventional things to prove their faith and obedience to
God.Read more at http://global.christianpost.com/news/kenyan-pastor-bans-female-congregants-from-wearing-underwear-in-church-115528/#b77QWzoYJvvXvD4z.99
A pastor in Kenya is making headlines for recently banning his female congregants from wearing underwear to church, telling them to avoid wearing the garments in order to be closer to God.
The pastor, described only as the Rev. Njohi by The Kenyan Daily Post, reportedly asked his female congregants at the Lord's Propeller Redemption church in Dandora to arrive at Sunday's service without underwear or bras. The pastor's reasoning was that the undergarments are "ungodly," and people need to be "free in 'body' and 'spirit' to receive Christ," according to the local newspaper. The church is located in an eastern suburb of Nairobi.According to Nigerian Watch, the pastor also said he made the new rule for women so God can enter their bodies easily. The pastor added that women who continue to wear undergarments to church will suffer "dire consequences," and encouraged mothers attending his services to check their daughters to make sure they had obeyed the new rule.
As UK Metro reports, an eyewitness attending Njohi's congregation says many of the women attending the services did in fact obey the rule, showing up to the church without underwear. The UK Metro points out that it is unclear why Njohi has advised women to leave their undergarments at home but still allows men to wear theirs.
Njohi has received media attention for his strange new rule, and some are not pleased with the pastor's edict, arguing that it is an attempt to take advantage of women under the ruse that they are doing something godly.
"This SICK Pastor probably wanted to lay hands on these unsuspecting women folk!" commented News One, a website describing itself as catering to "black America." Twitter comments regarding the news ranged from people saying "wow!" to "shaking my head."
Follow us
In
a similarly strange story that took place in early January, Pastor
Lesego Daniel of Rabboni Centre Ministries in South Africa commanded
members of his church to eat grass, saying that
the Bible states that Jesus had his disciples, other than the 12
listed, do unconventional things to prove their faith and obedience to
God.Read more at http://global.christianpost.com/news/kenyan-pastor-bans-female-congregants-from-wearing-underwear-in-church-115528/#b77QWzoYJvvXvD4z.99
A pastor in Kenya is making headlines for recently banning his female congregants from wearing underwear to church, telling them to avoid wearing the garments in order to be closer to God.
The pastor, described only as the Rev. Njohi by The Kenyan Daily Post, reportedly asked his female congregants at the Lord's Propeller Redemption church in Dandora to arrive at Sunday's service without underwear or bras. The pastor's reasoning was that the undergarments are "ungodly," and people need to be "free in 'body' and 'spirit' to receive Christ," according to the local newspaper. The church is located in an eastern suburb of Nairobi.According to Nigerian Watch, the pastor also said he made the new rule for women so God can enter their bodies easily. The pastor added that women who continue to wear undergarments to church will suffer "dire consequences," and encouraged mothers attending his services to check their daughters to make sure they had obeyed the new rule.
As UK Metro reports, an eyewitness attending Njohi's congregation says many of the women attending the services did in fact obey the rule, showing up to the church without underwear. The UK Metro points out that it is unclear why Njohi has advised women to leave their undergarments at home but still allows men to wear theirs.
Njohi has received media attention for his strange new rule, and some are not pleased with the pastor's edict, arguing that it is an attempt to take advantage of women under the ruse that they are doing something godly.
"This SICK Pastor probably wanted to lay hands on these unsuspecting women folk!" commented News One, a website describing itself as catering to "black America." Twitter comments regarding the news ranged from people saying "wow!" to "shaking my head."
Follow us
In
a similarly strange story that took place in early January, Pastor
Lesego Daniel of Rabboni Centre Ministries in South Africa commanded
members of his church to eat grass, saying that
the Bible states that Jesus had his disciples, other than the 12
listed, do unconventional things to prove their faith and obedience to
God.Read more at http://global.christianpost.com/news/kenyan-pastor-bans-female-congregants-from-wearing-underwear-in-church-115528/#b77QWzoYJvvXvD4z.99
A pastor in Kenya is making headlines for recently banning his female congregants from wearing underwear to church, telling them to avoid wearing the garments in order to be closer to God.
The pastor, described only as the Rev. Njohi by The Kenyan Daily Post, reportedly asked his female congregants at the Lord's Propeller Redemption church in Dandora to arrive at Sunday's service without underwear or bras. The pastor's reasoning was that the undergarments are "ungodly," and people need to be "free in 'body' and 'spirit' to receive Christ," according to the local newspaper. The church is located in an eastern suburb of Nairobi.According to Nigerian Watch, the pastor also said he made the new rule for women so God can enter their bodies easily. The pastor added that women who continue to wear undergarments to church will suffer "dire consequences," and encouraged mothers attending his services to check their daughters to make sure they had obeyed the new rule.
As UK Metro reports, an eyewitness attending Njohi's congregation says many of the women attending the services did in fact obey the rule, showing up to the church without underwear. The UK Metro points out that it is unclear why Njohi has advised women to leave their undergarments at home but still allows men to wear theirs.
Njohi has received media attention for his strange new rule, and some are not pleased with the pastor's edict, arguing that it is an attempt to take advantage of women under the ruse that they are doing something godly.
"This SICK Pastor probably wanted to lay hands on these unsuspecting women folk!" commented News One, a website describing itself as catering to "black America." Twitter comments regarding the news ranged from people saying "wow!" to "shaking my head."
Follow us
In
a similarly strange story that took place in early January, Pastor
Lesego Daniel of Rabboni Centre Ministries in South Africa commanded
members of his church to eat grass, saying that
the Bible states that Jesus had his disciples, other than the 12
listed, do unconventional things to prove their faith and obedience to
God.Read more at http://global.christianpost.com/news/kenyan-pastor-bans-female-congregants-from-wearing-underwear-in-church-115528/#b77QWzoYJvvXvD4z.99
A pastor in Kenya is making headlines for recently banning his female congregants from wearing underwear to church, telling them to avoid wearing the garments in order to be closer to God.
The pastor, described only as the Rev. Njohi by The Kenyan Daily Post, reportedly asked his female congregants at the Lord's Propeller Redemption church in Dandora to arrive at Sunday's service without underwear or bras. The pastor's reasoning was that the undergarments are "ungodly," and people need to be "free in 'body' and 'spirit' to receive Christ," according to the local newspaper. The church is located in an eastern suburb of Nairobi.According to Nigerian Watch, the pastor also said he made the new rule for women so God can enter their bodies easily. The pastor added that women who continue to wear undergarments to church will suffer "dire consequences," and encouraged mothers attending his services to check their daughters to make sure they had obeyed the new rule.
As UK Metro reports, an eyewitness attending Njohi's congregation says many of the women attending the services did in fact obey the rule, showing up to the church without underwear. The UK Metro points out that it is unclear why Njohi has advised women to leave their undergarments at home but still allows men to wear theirs.
Njohi has received media attention for his strange new rule, and some are not pleased with the pastor's edict, arguing that it is an attempt to take advantage of women under the ruse that they are doing something godly.
"This SICK Pastor probably wanted to lay hands on these unsuspecting women folk!" commented News One, a website describing itself as catering to "black America." Twitter comments regarding the news ranged from people saying "wow!" to "shaking my head."
Follow us
In
a similarly strange story that took place in early January, Pastor
Lesego Daniel of Rabboni Centre Ministries in South Africa commanded
members of his church to eat grass, saying that
the Bible states that Jesus had his disciples, other than the 12
listed, do unconventional things to prove their faith and obedience to
God.Read more at http://global.christianpost.com/news/kenyan-pastor-bans-female-congregants-from-wearing-underwear-in-church-115528/#b77QWzoYJvvXvD4z.99
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