Rehoboth United Methodist Church to Participate in National ‘Back to Church Sunday’ Sept. 16
August 23, 2012
COLUMBIA, SC – August 23, 2012 – “Back to Church Sunday,” part of a national movement of churches across America, will be held at Rehoboth United Methodist Church in Columbia at 11:00 AM Sept. 16. Everyone is welcome to attend.
National “Back to Church Sunday” (www.backtochurch.com) is an initiative that is “Inviting America Back to Church.” It seeks to reach the un-churched and de-churched—people who once attended church, but don’t any more—and invite them to return for a special Sunday. Back to Church Sunday was launched four years ago in response to a survey of 15,000 adults in the United States. Results showed a personal invitation from a family member would prompt 67 percent of Americans to visit a church, and 63 percent said an invitation from a friend or neighbor would cause them to attend a service.
“We have a lot of love in our church and want to share that with those who might be missing it these days. No judgment on our part, we just want you here,” said Natalie Henderson, Back to Church Day organizer.
Since its inception, National Back to Church Sunday participants have invited more than five million family members, friends, and neighbors to their churches. About 14,000 churches are expected to participate this year, inviting more than two million visitors. The American Religious Identification Survey showed that 83 percent of American adults identify themselves as Christians. In contrast, another survey by the Barna Group indicated only about 20 percent of Americans attends church on any given Sunday. Back to Church Sunday’s goal is to invite or re-invite America to rediscover church. “Back to Church Sunday” has an interactive Facebook page (www.facebook.com/backtochurch) and a roster of participating churches on the Back to Church website at BacktoChurch.com/find_a_church.
Rehoboth is a United Methodist Church located at 6911 Two Notch Road in northeast Columbia. For more information, go to www.rehobothumc.com or call 803-788-2220.
