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Brews and Bibles- New Beer Laden Church Services Grow In Popularity

Post by Doka » 09-04-2017 01:23 AM

Brews and Bibles – New Beer Laden Church Services Grow In Popularity

Newcomers are flocking to a new kind of church — one that combines hymns and beers, and brings a whole new meaning to bar service.

Churchgoers from multiple congregations gathered at Last Chance Tavern in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Aug. 29 to knock back a few cold ones and belt out some worship at an event called Beer & Hymns, according to WZZM 13. The founders of Beer & Hymns, Dan and Carrie Elzinga, established it as a monthly church event. Since the first gathering in 2015, attendance exploded with nearly 140 people at the most recent gathering, more than doubling the initial 20 person congregation.

The revolutionary concept of combining social drinking with Christian worship has swiftly gained popularity, and Dan Elzinga attributes that to the event’s liberating spiritual atmosphere.

“I think often times in church, people feel like they have to be reserved,” Elzinga told WZZM 13. “You don’t have to be reserved in a bar. Half the time in church, you can barely hear the people singing, but at Beer & Hymns, the singing is deafening.”


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Re: Brews and Bibles- New Beer Laden Church Services Grow In Popularity

Post by kbot » 09-04-2017 09:27 AM

Interesting concept. Wine is mentioned many times in the Bible, so why not?
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Post by Riddick » 09-08-2017 01:36 AM

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