“Often God sandblasted us out of places in order for us to see the next great thing that he has for His church,” they optimistically proclaimed on Facebook. “A little frustrated this morning, but excited for what God has for our future!”
At an emergency meeting held by the church’s leadership, one of the board members who works at the local Chick-fil-A got a brilliant idea. The woman contacted her boss, who readily agreed to allow White Oak Community Church use their building for service on Sunday.
The church’s lead pastor, Dave Wilde, was overwhelmed by Chick-fil-A’s willingness to go above and beyond to accommodate them, as the chain is known for being closed on Sunday to honor the Sabbath.
But what better way to honor the Lord’s day than to bring church right into your doors?
“I did want to send a huge thank you to Greg Williams and Chick-fil-A for graciously agreeing to host us next Sunday,” Wilde said in a Facebook video.
“No they are not serving food… You cannot order chicken biscuits at Chick-fil-A next Sunday,” joked the pastor. “So if you’re a current or future attender, and you always wanted to worship in a restaurant setting, this is your lucky day.”
About 30 people showed up for the makeshift service.
…And though the restaurant didn’t serve up their hash-brown burrito scramble or signature breakfast Chick-n-Minis, you better believe those folks got one HEARTY serving of the Word of God.