You might be a small church if...
If everyone in the congregation gets a part in the Christmas pageant and you're STILL short 2 wise men and a donkey.
If 2 bottles of Mrs Butterworth is one bottle too many for the pancake supper.
If you're scoping out the youth group for potential elders.
If you're blessed enough to know and be known by every member of your church family, you might be a small church!
If the people on the far right side of the congregation whisper to each other about the poor singing talents of the people on the far left side of the congregation.
If the members in the cemetery outnumber the members in the pews on Sunday mornings.
If when the collection plates are passed on a Sunday morning you hear someone say, “Oh, I thought this was a library.
If when the pastor says dearly beloved, you get embarrassed.
If when the pastor say he's preaching to the choir, he means it literally!
If it's your turn to keep the nursery/provide the flowers/count the offering/greet the people/light the candles AGAIN
If visitors are greeted by so many members, they feel like celebrities!
If everyone has the same cookbook and knows the recipes by page number!
If every choir member can sing at least three parts (soprano, alto, tenor, or bass)
If you sit in the wrong pew, no one tells you to move.
If the sound of babies crying during worship is music to your ears!
If half the congregation shows up when you make sandwiches for the soup kitchen.
If when a covered-dish dinner is coming up, you already know what everybody's bringing. And you hope you’re right!
If during a congregational meeting, if three families are absent, you might not have a quorum.
If you're on every committee, including the search committee!
If you can still serve Communion with only two elders.
If at Christmas and Easter, you can still find a seat.
If no one knows how to operate the dishwasher or the big coffee maker except Florence.
If you know the names and approximate ages of everyone in the worship service.
If the sound system goes out, we can all move down and the Pastor can talk real loud.
If you feel like you're singing a solo during the hymns.
If the air conditioning goes out, and you can all fit in the fellowship hall.
If you eat in the fellowship hall so much you children think it's a restaurant.
If you think Bobbie and Wendy are sisters. (Just for John and Kevin) :-)
If you can reserve the fellowship hall with just your first name.
If you arrive in a different car, and everyone notices.
….The church picnic doubles as your family reunion.
….The children's sermon changes names to the "Under 50 Sermon"
….The words "Soloist" and "Choir" are synonyms.
As always we are having a great time at Williams Memorial PC, please enjoy this excerpt from our celebration of Small Church Sunday, pass them on, and remember, we look forward to seeing you this Sunday at 4700 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte NC and at WMPC.info!
If 2 bottles of Mrs Butterworth is one bottle too many for the pancake supper.
If you're scoping out the youth group for potential elders.
If you're blessed enough to know and be known by every member of your church family, you might be a small church!
If the people on the far right side of the congregation whisper to each other about the poor singing talents of the people on the far left side of the congregation.
If the members in the cemetery outnumber the members in the pews on Sunday mornings.
If when the collection plates are passed on a Sunday morning you hear someone say, “Oh, I thought this was a library.
If when the pastor says dearly beloved, you get embarrassed.
If when the pastor say he's preaching to the choir, he means it literally!
If it's your turn to keep the nursery/provide the flowers/count the offering/greet the people/light the candles AGAIN
If visitors are greeted by so many members, they feel like celebrities!
If everyone has the same cookbook and knows the recipes by page number!
If every choir member can sing at least three parts (soprano, alto, tenor, or bass)
If you sit in the wrong pew, no one tells you to move.
If the sound of babies crying during worship is music to your ears!
If half the congregation shows up when you make sandwiches for the soup kitchen.
If when a covered-dish dinner is coming up, you already know what everybody's bringing. And you hope you’re right!
If during a congregational meeting, if three families are absent, you might not have a quorum.
If you're on every committee, including the search committee!
If you can still serve Communion with only two elders.
If at Christmas and Easter, you can still find a seat.
If no one knows how to operate the dishwasher or the big coffee maker except Florence.
If you know the names and approximate ages of everyone in the worship service.
If the sound system goes out, we can all move down and the Pastor can talk real loud.
If you feel like you're singing a solo during the hymns.
If the air conditioning goes out, and you can all fit in the fellowship hall.
If you eat in the fellowship hall so much you children think it's a restaurant.
If you think Bobbie and Wendy are sisters. (Just for John and Kevin) :-)
If you can reserve the fellowship hall with just your first name.
If you arrive in a different car, and everyone notices.
….The church picnic doubles as your family reunion.
….The children's sermon changes names to the "Under 50 Sermon"
….The words "Soloist" and "Choir" are synonyms.
As always we are having a great time at Williams Memorial PC, please enjoy this excerpt from our celebration of Small Church Sunday, pass them on, and remember, we look forward to seeing you this Sunday at 4700 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte NC and at WMPC.info!
