Covenant Baptist Church Advent Set
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I've been setting up chairs at our
church since 1991. When I began, we were meeting in temporary places—a school, a
fire station, and even a bar for a time. Setting up chairs and taking them down
after worship is routine business for migrant churches.
I have handled many chairs over
the years. There were the fancy wooden chairs at the
Duck Blind Lounge. I used to set them up in
three rows around three sides of the dance floor, facing the bar. If you got
bored during my sermon, you could check out the variety of beers available on
tap or look at the sign that told you when happy hour began.
You don't see that in church very
often...
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