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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I don't think it is build it and they will come. It is kind of the same thing as a restaurant only different. You have to have the need for a building. You have to have the folks who want the building. There aren't people building buildings for churches and then renting them or selling them or trying to fill them up with "customers".
I grew up going to church. I don't recall any big emphasis on money. Sometimes congregations grow so large that they don't have enough space to sit down, kneel, stand up, do the things people do when they worship, so someone will start a a building fund to build a bigger space. I have observed this happening since we moved here to Fairway Christian, and Hope Lutheran and to St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic communties. I can't help but think that is a good thing, as we grow, more people move here and want to go to church.
We had a bunch of churches where I came from too. Your experience is different than mine. I have never felt that the emphasis was on money in my church experiences. Or that a lot of churches was a bad thing.
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Gracie, I first of all am a fan of yours. However Religion at least around here is a " Business " and a very, very, lucrative one as well . That is why there are so many houses of worship as I mentioned.
The preachers, priests, whomever know this why in your wildest dreams do they have so many??? Simply because it's Business, like in anything else it is all down to where the money is.
The Villages has a captured audience religion happens to be a big deal so...bring in the people who are Sharp, Excellent Communication Skills, Get the Flock all Riled Up, Spread The Word, and the Almighty Dollar $$ Just Keeps Rolling IN. The donations come on, where do they live, what is there lifestyle, vehicle (s) that they drive etc. etc.
Now Gracie Like it or Not That is what is going on.