Thousands of congregations across the country are committing to take part in a nationwide event meant to reach out to the unchurched.
“National Back to Church Sunday,” slated for Sept. 16, has over 10,000 churches officially listed as participating in the event.
“It is the single largest annual community outreach in the nation, sharing the simple message and mission of inviting everyone in America Back to Church,” the event’s website says.
“The campaign empowers churches and church members with the tools they need to welcome their neighbors, friends and loved ones back to church, while providing the unchurched with an easy way to find a welcoming church in their community.”
“National Back to Church Sunday” is organized in part by Outreach, Inc., an organization formed in 1996 that seeks to provide churches with outreach products.
Kim Flynn, marketing project manager for the Products Division of Outreach, Inc., noted that the event is “based on the simple principle that 82 percent of people will come to church if invited by a friend, and yet only 2 percent of church members invite unchurched friends to church.”
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article courtesy of TheChristianPost.com
