VISTA, Calif. (WordNews.org) Sept. 12. 2011 — Sunday is “National Back to Church Sunday.”
And thousands of churches are working the social media channels to get the word out.
More than 7,300 churches representing 34 denominations are participating in the third annual nationwide effort to reach out to the unchurched in their communities, organizers said.
So far, more than 1 million invitations have been extended.
“This cross-denominational outreach is about reigniting the power of personal invitation,” said Philip Nation, national spokesman for National Back To Church Sunday.
He said the number of participating churches has nearly doubled since last year.
“We anticipate more Americans than ever will rediscover the joy of churchgoing through this grassroots movement,” he said.
Nation pointed to one church in Alabama that lost its sanctuary to a fire as an example of the spirit of the day.
Lee’s Chapel Baptist Church in Brookside, Ala., near Birmingham, still plans to participate, even as it has been meeting at a former school.
Facebook and other social media outlets are being utilized more this year than last year.
Organizers also are exchanging ideas on the National Back To Church Sunday Facebook page (www.facebook.com/backtochurch), while the event’s website (www.backtochurch.com) gives individuals an opportunity to extend electronic invitations to friends, relatives and colleagues.
And thousands of churches are working the social media channels to get the word out.
More than 7,300 churches representing 34 denominations are participating in the third annual nationwide effort to reach out to the unchurched in their communities, organizers said.
So far, more than 1 million invitations have been extended.
“This cross-denominational outreach is about reigniting the power of personal invitation,” said Philip Nation, national spokesman for National Back To Church Sunday.
He said the number of participating churches has nearly doubled since last year.
“We anticipate more Americans than ever will rediscover the joy of churchgoing through this grassroots movement,” he said.
Nation pointed to one church in Alabama that lost its sanctuary to a fire as an example of the spirit of the day.
Lee’s Chapel Baptist Church in Brookside, Ala., near Birmingham, still plans to participate, even as it has been meeting at a former school.
Facebook and other social media outlets are being utilized more this year than last year.
Organizers also are exchanging ideas on the National Back To Church Sunday Facebook page (www.facebook.com/backtochurch), while the event’s website (www.backtochurch.com) gives individuals an opportunity to extend electronic invitations to friends, relatives and colleagues.
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