YOU ARE WELCOME IN THIS PLACE

NO CONDITIONS

We extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, gay, or just not sure, filthy rich, dirt poor, or who blew all their offering money at the casino. A special welcome also to those who are crying newborns, skinny as a rail, or could afford to lose a few pounds, or no habla inglès. It does not matter to us if you are churchier than the Pope or if you haven’t been in church since little Sally’s baptism in ????

 We welcome you if you are over 60 but not yet grown up, or a teenager who is growing up too fast. We welcome soccer moms, NASCAR dads, starving artists, tree-huggers, latte-sippers, vegetarians, and junk-food eaters. We welcome those who are in recovery or still addicted. We welcome you if you are having problems, if you’re down in the dumps, or if you do not like “organized religion.” We’ve been there, too.

We offer a special welcome to those who think the earth is flat, work too hard, don’t work, can’t spell, or because Grandma is in town and wanted to go to church. We welcome those who are inked, pierced, or both. We welcome those who could use a prayer right now, had religion shoved down their throat as a child, or got lost in traffic and wound up here by mistake. We welcome tourists, seekers, doubters, bleeding hearts . . . and you!

We welcome you because if you’re good enough for God (and everyone is!), then you are good enough for us!