Sunday’s community worship service at the Sandell Drive-In was attended by a large crowd and plans are being prepared for an even better service this weekend.
Howardwick Baptist Church pastor Jim Fox said 150 or more people attended the worship service.
“I had 100 bulletins and ran out,” he said. “Every car had two to four people in it and some dogs came, too.”
With most local churches having canceled services or relying on digital broadcasts, the community worship service at the Sandell allowed people a way to congregate while still staying in their personal vehicles.
A stage was set up in front of the drive-in’s big screen, and audio was piped through the Sandell’s FM broadcast system it typically uses for motion pictures.
“It was fantastic, and it’s going to be better this week,” Fox said. “Mr. [John] Morrow was excellent and provided a great facility.”
Fox said Kentucky Fried Chicken buckets were available for worshippers to drop donation envelopes in with their churches’ names written on them, and those funds will be distributed to the respective churches.
Worship will be held again this Sunday, April 5, at 10 a.m., and Fox says he hopes to have first responders there to have a special prayer time for them.
First United Methodist pastor Buddy Payne will have the opening prayer, Fox will have a message on 2 Chronicles 7:14, Church of the Nazarene pastor Allen Posey will preach, and Community Fellowship pastor Larry Capranica will close the service.
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