A 'KEY' QUESTION

Where are the carpet police when you need them?

 

Wasn't there a time when the church doors were never locked? I remember as a child when we lived next door to the Methodist church. We used to go inside to get a drink from the fountain after playing ball. The doors were alawys open. It's too bad we have to lock everything up these days.

We would usually give a key to whomever worked around the building. Pastor, deacons, workers. That was about it. And a few of the older folk that have been there for many years.

 

I remember when Churches were a sanctuary, and were always open. It was the only safe place I knew of growing up. It's really sad that this generation dosen't have that.

 

Churches are locked because people in general do not honor a house if worship anymore. Leave your church unlocked now and the next day you have vandalism, spray paint,and missing office equipment.
As for keys, those who are regular members who work in ministry and often need to get into the church to work usually have keys, I don't think all of them do though. I have a key. I asked the pastor, a few of us in womens ministry one night were the only ones left and we did not have a key, we had to call around to find someone who could lock it for us. Got a member who no longer attends and is 'backslidden' just ask for it back.

 

I just heard on t.v. that vandals were breaking into churches in the hurricane's path and some had been caught. How awful!

Our church has a fancy alarm system too!

 

I hate that we have to have a key, but sometimes, we police too much. We protect "things" at the expense of the "people".