[Rhoni]

Today, I attended an Apostolic church that was not the one I belong to, but was visiting with a friend. It is the first time I ever got up and walked out of an assemby.

The children's Christmas program was precious but then they took tithes and offerrings, then had a 20 minute speaker on missions and took up a missionary offerring, and last but not least - they got up and began to collect money for a raffle - raffling off a "WE" whatever that is to make money to fund the church ministries all the while saying the Pastor and his wife were on a cruise in the Carribean and if you wanted to donate to have their yard landscaped please submit money to the church secretary.

Maybe it was just me but I felt like throwing up. I looked at my friend, they looked and me, and we both got up and walked out.

Am I being a flake or when did it become appropraite to have a raffle when visitors were captive at a Christmas program for children?

I was sickened, saddened, and repulsed.

Just being honest here.
Rhoni