While the church practices what it preaches – by opening its doors to other community-based organizations and partner churches – it also honors its own history.
ST PAUL, Minn. — Most faith communities identify one day of the week as “The Lord’s Day.”
“Literally every corner of our property inside our building, all of it is being used seven days a week and somehow making this community a better place,” said Pastor Anne Vining, First Covenant’s senior pastor.
And while the church practices what it preaches – by literally opening its doors to other community-based organizations and partner churches – it also honors its own history. And that approach has helped the church defy the trends troubling other faith communities.
According to Gallup: 20 years ago, 42 percent of U.S. adults attended religious services every, or nearly every, week. A decade ago, that figure fell to 38 percent. Today, the …