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Re: Funeral denied
Funerals and weddings are some of the best opportunities to reach people who would never come to hear preaching in a regular church service. We've had people join our church as a result of allowing funerals and weddings in our building. We also host early voting in our area and we have literally tens of thousands of people walk through our doors to vote. We have had people visit and join as a result. I see our building as a multiple-purpose, multiple-function facility that is for use to as many as we can offer it to. We don't charge for funerals but we do charge rental fees for nonmembers for weddings or other functions. We have said no to other functions that were a stretch, but those are few and far between. Anytime we can get people in the doors we feel like there's a chance we can make some kind of impact. They walk in and see our posters and flyers and ads for upcoming events etc. Sometimes they show up later. Missed opportunity to say no in my opinion.
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