Easter Attendance

Well, everyone always asks, so here are the numbers.  At all services this year for Easter, there were 2640 people in attendance.  Remember, numbers don't matter, except for the fact that numbers represent human beings.

Do you like that number, does it make you happy?  Last year we had 2819 on Easter.  Does that number make you feel bad?  Why did we have fewer this year? 

Not to make excuses, but last year we had a fiasco, being unprepared for those who were here.  I know that many were discouraged by that.  Adam Hamilton told me yesterday that it takes them 6-9 months to recover from a capital funds drive.  The most important thing that I can tell you about numbers, is that they are going to be up and down, all around the church, until we can figure out how to make room for others.  After 16 years of up, up, up, we have reached critical mass at WCC.  A restaurant with 10 tables can only serve so many people lunch.  If we want to serve and reach more folks, we have to make more opportunities.   That is why the pastor and the building committee have been holding up the proposed building addition.

I want to thank everyone for all of their work on Easter.  The day ran very smoothly and it was a great celebration of the resurrected Christ.  Please just understand, until we make more opportunities, our numbers will be up and down as we are just up against our potential.

It is still a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.