Who We Welcome
We welcome
soccer moms, football fanatics, starving artists, tree-huggers, latte-sippers, vegetarians, junk-food eaters, good ‘ol boys, die-hard conservatives, rednecks, betnicks, hipsters, nerds, jocks, gamers, the prim-and-proper, and those who are in recovery or still addicted.
You are welcome here
if you are Old Bluefield, New Bluefield, Not Bluefield, or just passing by, if you can sing like Pavarotti or can’t carry a tune in a bucket, if you’re ‘just browsing,’ just woke up, blew all your money on the horses, just got out of prison, if you’re having problems, if you’re down in the dumps, if this is the best day of your life, or if grandma is in town and
you took her to church so she won’t think you’re a heathen.
We extend a special welcome
to those who are single, married, divorced, widowed, gay, straight, confused, filthy rich, comfortable, dirt poor, crying new-borns, tired parents, skinny as a rake,
or could afford to lose a few pounds.
We welcome those
who are inked, pierced, both or neither, who could use a prayer right now, who got lost on Rt. 460 and wound up here by mistake, who ‘work too hard,’ who don’t work at all, who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and teenagers who are growing up too fast.
We especially welcome you
if you’ve had religion shoved down your throat as a kid, if you’ve been hurt or abused by a faith community before, if you’re not sure about this whole “God” thing, or if you don’t like ‘organized religion,’ (few of us are fond of it, and fewer still would call us organized).
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We don’t care if you’re more Christian than the Archbishop of Canterbury,
or if you’ve never stepped foot in a church,
our prayers and praise are made more glorious
by your voice joining with ours.
Adapted from work by Coventry Cathedral, Coventry, UK
soccer moms, football fanatics, starving artists, tree-huggers, latte-sippers, vegetarians, junk-food eaters, good ‘ol boys, die-hard conservatives, rednecks, betnicks, hipsters, nerds, jocks, gamers, the prim-and-proper, and those who are in recovery or still addicted.
You are welcome here
if you are Old Bluefield, New Bluefield, Not Bluefield, or just passing by, if you can sing like Pavarotti or can’t carry a tune in a bucket, if you’re ‘just browsing,’ just woke up, blew all your money on the horses, just got out of prison, if you’re having problems, if you’re down in the dumps, if this is the best day of your life, or if grandma is in town and
you took her to church so she won’t think you’re a heathen.
We extend a special welcome
to those who are single, married, divorced, widowed, gay, straight, confused, filthy rich, comfortable, dirt poor, crying new-borns, tired parents, skinny as a rake,
or could afford to lose a few pounds.
We welcome those
who are inked, pierced, both or neither, who could use a prayer right now, who got lost on Rt. 460 and wound up here by mistake, who ‘work too hard,’ who don’t work at all, who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and teenagers who are growing up too fast.
We especially welcome you
if you’ve had religion shoved down your throat as a kid, if you’ve been hurt or abused by a faith community before, if you’re not sure about this whole “God” thing, or if you don’t like ‘organized religion,’ (few of us are fond of it, and fewer still would call us organized).
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We don’t care if you’re more Christian than the Archbishop of Canterbury,
or if you’ve never stepped foot in a church,
our prayers and praise are made more glorious
by your voice joining with ours.
Adapted from work by Coventry Cathedral, Coventry, UK