EVERYONE Is Welcome Here
Everyone is welcome here, always.
And we extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, gay, lesbian, transgender, filthy rich, dirt poor, U.S. citizens, or no hablo Inglés. We welcome every race, every tribe, every nation. We extend a special welcome to those with crying newborns, toddlers with tantrums, gym memberships and a six pack, and those who want to lose a few pounds. Come dressed up, dressed down, fancy or in flip flops.
We welcome you if you can sing like Beyoncé or Jelly Roll, or can’t carry a note in a bucket. You’re welcome here if you’re “just browsing,” just woke up, or just got out of jail. We don’t care if you’re more Catholic than the Pope, or haven't been in church since Baby Billy’s baptism, or if you vote Democrat or Republican or don’t vote at all.
We endorse all people but we make it a point not to promote any particular politician. If you need a church that does, or a minister who screams and yells from the pulpit about how everybody who doesn’t believe as he believes (or, she believes) is going to hell...well, you’re probably not going to like this church. Here, you can be a Democrat, Republican, Independent...heck, even a Socialist. You’ll find out we’re kinda awestruck with Jesus and especially His teachings. The way we see it—if we follow His teachings, the world will be a happier and healthier place for everybody, even those who aren’t interested in religion.
We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome soccer moms, NASCAR dads, Dallas Cowboy fans, starving artists, tree-huggers, coffee drinkers, cocktail sippers, vegans, and junk food eaters. We welcome those who are in recovery or still addicted. We welcome you if you're having problems or you’re down in the dumps, or if you don’t like “organized religion,” — we’ve been there too!
If you blew all your offering money last night at the casino, you’re still welcome here. Your presence is more important to us than your paycheck. We also offer a special welcome to those who think the earth is flat, the scientists, the skeptics, the serious, and the silly. Those who work too hard, don’t work, can’t spell, or are here because Grammar is in town and she wanted to go to church.
(See what we did there?)
We welcome those who are inked, pierced, or both. We offer a special welcome to those who could use a prayer right now, had religion shoved down your throat as a kid, or got lost in traffic and wound up here by mistake. We welcome locals, tourists, truth seekers and doubters, … in short,
we welcome everyone,
always.
This is a place where you can belong.
You are wanted here.
You are loved here.
You are needed here.
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Revelation 22:17 “Whosoever will”