What I saw in church this week..............

[Twisted]

Sunday, March 25, 2018.

I don't think I've seen this room before.  What is it called?

East and West overflow rooms each seats about 200. Both are in use for all services.

This room, if counted separately, is bigger than 80% of the Baptist churches in America.

 

[Tarheel Baptist]

Sunday, March 25, 2018.

PM Service March 25, 2018

Can you post some pictures from the AM service one week?

 

[bgwilkinson]

Sunday AM Service, March 25, 2018.

PM Service March 25, 2018

Can you post some pictures from the AM service one week?

Sorry I forgot to specify AM service at the top.
The top six pics are from AM the balance are from PM.
We don?t use balcony for PM.

 

[RAIDER]

Sorry I forgot to specify AM service at the top.
The top six pics are from AM the balance are from PM.
We don?t use balcony for PM.

Is the balcony need for the morning service or is just so it's not quite so crowded downstairs?

 

[bgwilkinson]

Sorry I forgot to specify AM service at the top.
The top six pics are from AM the balance are from PM.
We don?t use balcony for PM.

Is the balcony need for the morning service or is just so it's not quite so crowded downstairs?

All could sit downstairs but it would require all the seats with all packed in, gasp.
So much nicer when you can spread out and be comfortable.
It is oppressive when we have services in the old building. So little room.
I tried to do the AM pics so you could actually count the crowd.
PM not so much.

 

[RAIDER]

Sorry I forgot to specify AM service at the top.
The top six pics are from AM the balance are from PM.
We don?t use balcony for PM.

Is the balcony need for the morning service or is just so it's not quite so crowded downstairs?

All could sit downstairs but it would require all the seats with all packed in, gasp.
So much nicer when you can spread out and be comfortable.
It is oppressive when we have services in the old building. So little room.
I tried to do the AM pics so you could actually count the crowd.
PM not so much.

Do they allow college kids to sit in the balcony?

 

[Twisted]

Sorry I forgot to specify AM service at the top.
The top six pics are from AM the balance are from PM.
We don?t use balcony for PM.

Is the balcony need for the morning service or is just so it's not quite so crowded downstairs?

All could sit downstairs but it would require all the seats with all packed in, gasp.
So much nicer when you can spread out and be comfortable.
It is oppressive when we have services in the old building. So little room.
I tried to do the AM pics so you could actually count the crowd.
PM not so much.

Do they allow college kids to sit in the balcony?

Of course.  All four of them.

 

[bgwilkinson]

Sorry I forgot to specify AM service at the top.
The top six pics are from AM the balance are from PM.
We don?t use balcony for PM.

Is the balcony need for the morning service or is just so it's not quite so crowded downstairs?

All could sit downstairs but it would require all the seats with all packed in, gasp.
So much nicer when you can spread out and be comfortable.
It is oppressive when we have services in the old building. So little room.
I tried to do the AM pics so you could actually count the crowd.
PM not so much.

Do they allow college kids to sit in the balcony?

Have not heard of such a rule since we moved into the new building in 2005.
There are not that many to make much difference. Somewhere around 300 of them.

 

[Tarheel Baptist]

bgwilkinson:
All could sit downstairs but it would require all the seats with all packed in, gasp.
So much nicer when you can spread out and be comfortable.
It is oppressive when we have services in the old building. So little room.
I tried to do the AM pics so you could actually count the crowd.
PM not so much.

It appears to me, by any standard, that FBH is closer to being a church of 4000-5000 than the 18K referenced in the article posted earlier.
Not that 4000 is anything to sneeze at...

 

[WESLEY]

@BG - do you have any crowd shots from yesterday?

 

[bgwilkinson]

@BG - do you have any crowd shots from yesterday?

Sorry no.
I work 6 days a week driving a truck and must be in bed by 7 PM every night if I am to continue doing it.
I live one hour away from Hammond so there is zero chance I attend anything during the week.
I spend the whole day on Sunday in Hammond. IMHO that is enough.
If I hear some reports I'll post them.

 

[bgwilkinson]

Sunday AM Service, April 1, 2018. Easter Program. Pic was taken at end of the program.
You'll note the month-long beatdown on tithing did not seem to help. Faith promise chiding may have.

 

[Twisted]

Sunday AM Service, April 1, 2018. Easter Program. Pic was taken at end of the program.
You'll note the month-long beatdown on tithing did not seem to help. Faith promise chiding may have.

Was this photo taken an hour before service started or an hour after the service ended?

This can't be *DURING* the service on an Easter at FBCH?

 

[bgwilkinson]

Sunday AM Service, April 1, 2018. Easter Program. Pic was taken at end of the program.
You'll note the month-long beatdown on tithing did not seem to help. Faith promise chiding may have.

Was this photo taken an hour before service started or an hour after the service ended?

This can't be *DURING* the service on an Easter at FBCH?

Taken at end of the program. Before baptism. House lights were off until this point making a crowd shot blackness.

 

[bgwilkinson]

Sunday PM Easter program April 1, 2018.

 

[Twisted]

Sunday AM Service, April 1, 2018. Easter Program. Pic was taken at end of the program.
You'll note the month-long beatdown on tithing did not seem to help. Faith promise chiding may have.

Was this photo taken an hour before service started or an hour after the service ended?

This can't be *DURING* the service on an Easter at FBCH?

Taken at end of the program. Before baptism. House lights were off until this point making a crowd shot blackness.

I am stunned the place is so empty.  On Easter.

 

[WESLEY]

To Be Honest... I left right after the program.... came back quite a bit later, and the offering was just about to be taken.... Probably at least 25% of the people on the main floor were gone by then

Service usually is over about 12 noon, went until past 12:30

 

[Twisted]

Service usually is over about 12 noon, went until past 12:30 

There is NO WAY you will beat the Methodists and Lutherans to the restaurants getting out that late.

Something needs to be said.

 

[bgwilkinson]

Yep, I didn't get to Applebee's until 1:15. Usually there by 12:30.

 

[WESLEY]

Yep, I didn't get to Applebee's until 1:15. Usually there by 12:30.

@BG  Maybe this should go under a different thread (Long Services) .... but the Wed Night Missions Conf went from 7 - 9:45.... ouch!