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Post by sevenofnine on Apr 24, 2022 12:06:32 GMT -5
Yeah decliing membership After declining for years, the First Presbyterian Church of Des Moines in Iowa, which has been in operation since 1848, will gather for its final collective hallelujah on Sunday, unable to rebound after the COVID-19 pandemic. “We were declining and the pandemic killed us,” Kathy Smith, who has been a member of the church since 1984, told the Des Moines Register. Already, the nearly 170-year-old church is offering up things for sale such as “hymnals, Bibles, communion sets, sanctuary furniture, choir music, tables, chairs, dishes, kitchen supplies” that will be available at the end of Sunday’s service, according to a notice published by the church. Some items will be available for pick up earlier. The church property is also expected to be sold to another church, business or commercial developer according to KCCI. “It's really, really hard. As you can see, this is a beautiful place,” the church’s pastor, the Rev. Doug Basler, told KCCI. www.christianpost.com/news/church-running-since-1848-to-hold-final-service-on-sunday.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
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