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I have never heard of coffee being drunk during the Services. Our church has a time of fellowship with coffee or tea in the back hall after the service. I did go to a church in France once where they had a break before the sermon and had baguettes, but I can't remember what else. 

On 11/1/2019 at 4:02 PM, Paul Christian said:

Islam isn't our biggest problem. 

I agree.  Our biggest problem is creeping catholisicism.  I don't know about the situation in the town I have now lived for just over a year, but in my previous town, my previous church was an Independent Evangelical Church.  Both the Baptist Churches in the town were in Churhes together and gradually adopting Catholic practices such as Lent.  The Anglican church has a woman vicar and practise Mass and confessions.  I don't know anything about the Methodists ar any others but I expect they are no better.  Our church was the only one not in Churches together.  

Our present church is an Independent Baptist Church. 

One independent Baptist Church about 40 miles from here had a buiding that needed a great deal of cash for repairs which they did not have, so they now rent a room in a school.  The rent is now less than their heating bill was.

On 3/16/2019 at 6:27 PM, 2bLikeJesus said:

We have an excellent quality digital soundboard and make good CD copies, but our dream is to have a Website where we could post sermons and such that is password protected for just members.  We have no one in our church with the technical skills to design a site though.  Any suggestions on a good professional with pricing would be appreciated.  I doubt we could ever think of live streaming.  Our Pastor is not shy about preaching the whole counsel of God and some of his sermons would have protesters picketing our church or worse if he is speaking about Islam and other religions.

I don't agree.  How can Muslims believe if they cannot hear the gospel?    

Our pastor visits India rom time to time.and to get a visa he was  not allowed to preach outside the church.  However, unbeknown to him the church had rigged up large loudspeakers outside the church to broadcast his message.  Preachers in that country face 6 months in jail for preaching outside the church but the go to jail and when the come out they preach outsie again and then do another 6 months.

The church is to spread the word, not to keep it to members.

Luke 9:26