L.A. Church Gone to the Dogs

The 30-minute worship service, complete with individual doggie beds, canine prayers and a tray of dog treats for the offering, is intended attract new members who are as crazy about God as they are about their four-legged friends.

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I ran across this story on MSNBC and just had to share it.

When the Rev. Tom Eggebeen took over as interim pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church three years ago, he looked around and knew it needed a jump start ...

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Most of his worshippers, though devoted, were in their 60s, attendance had bottomed out and the once-vibrant church was fading as a community touchstone in its bustling neighborhood.

So Eggebeen came up with a hair-raising idea: He would turn God’s house into a doghouse by offering a 30-minute service complete with individual doggie beds, canine prayers and an offering of dog treats. He hopes it will reinvigorate the church’s connection with the community, provide solace to elderly members and, possibly, attract new worshippers who are as crazy about God as they are about their four-legged friends.

* Does this pastor actually think that most people do not attend church because of their dog?

* I guess this is no more wackier than the pastor of a Kentucky church encouraging his members to bring guns.

* Maybe someone should inform the pastor that dogs are atheists.

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