...tells 60+ folks to shove off.
Best path to a younger flock? Church asks older members to worship elsewhere
Best path to a younger flock? Church asks older members to worship elsewhere
[Grove United Methodist Church Pastor] Dan Wetterstrom...said that Methodists’ regional Annual Conference is paying $250,000 to restart the church. They have hired a specialist in starting new churches — Jeremy Peters.
Peters, 30, has moved to Cottage Grove with his wife and two children. He is working with community groups, laying the groundwork for the relaunch, probably in November.
“It’s a new thing with a new mission for a new target,” said Peters, “and a new culture.”
The older members will not be physically barred from attending, said Peters.
But the expectation is that they will not.