Comments on: Coming to church late.

By: YOLIE

YOLIE — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:46:21 +0000

WE ARE A SMALL CHURCH, AND WE HAVE A LARGE FAMILY THAT IS ALWAYS LATE, WE LOVE THEM,WE HAVE TALK TO THEM , BUT THIER ALWAYS LATE. AT A LOSS! CAN SOME ONE REPLY IN A GODLY WAY. YOLIE

By: Charlotte Cook

Charlotte Cook — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:48:51 +0000

I'm late for church quite often. I always just walk up the left side of the church and sit with all the other high school/college students. I've been at the church forever so I think people have just started to expect it from me.

By: Teresa Dawn

Teresa Dawn — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:32:43 +0000

At my church everyone is always late… probably 50% of the people are still in the lobby when it starts and more wander in after. I try to be on time, but then I meet family there and have to wait for them as they talk to actually go sit down.

By: jlh

jlh — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:23:45 +0000

Geez, you people are really hung up on what other people think, huh? My fellow worshippers are not my supervisors and if they are that concerned about my punctuality to a Sunday morning service then perhaps they need to stop and evaluate what mindset they're bringing into the sanctuary.

By: Blake

Blake — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:35:17 +0000

Growing up my family was pretty much late every time we visited the church where my grandfather was the pastor. The six of us would come walking in after the service had started and rather than finding a seat in the back where hopefully no one would notice us really, we would cruise alllll the way up to the front couple of pews, walking down the aisle for all to see how late the pastor's family was.

To make matters even worse, there were many of those churches where the parsonage was right next door to the church, and still we would be late. Good times I tell you.

By: Rowenna

Rowenna — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:49:27 +0000

One word, friends, and I do pity those of you in newfangled churches without them, but–balcony. The balcony is the latecomer's paradise. Architectural free pass.

By: Marcia 8582

Marcia 8582 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:58:29 +0000

I was honoring my husband and our anniversary and I did not realize that he was late that. As I finished telling everyone what a great guy he was and how long we had been married. He walked through the back doors for church. 270 heads turned. He has never forgiven me.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:11:11 +0000

I have to disagree – the meet in greet poses its own set of prbolems. Specifically, the problem of sitting in someone else's seat if you have those people in your church that get super exctied about meet and great and rome the sanctuary looking for people to welcomine into their church. Nothing is worse than sitting there and then having someone let you know that you are sitting thier seat (that they saved when they arrive dot church on time)!

By: @heyDarren

@heyDarren — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:56:21 +0000

Late to church? NEVER… well… only if I'm NOT singing that Sunday.

Our service starts twice if you will. The official start time is 10am, but we start with 14 minutes of extra worship at 9:46 – my favorite part. When I'm not scheduled to serve, it's a FIGHT to be there by 10am – which may include bursting into a sprint during the last 3 blocks between my train and the church. It's the worst phenomenon – Most Sundays I have to be there by 7am – which is not a problem for me.

My team knows this about me – so last Sunday when we had a guest worship team in – everyone on my team saw me slip in at 10am – which was followed by texts, tweets, smiles, and even a laugh or two. Ahhh… the joys of being fully known in community.

By: Bubbleskid

Bubbleskid — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:00:21 +0000

It's really important not to arrive late when you are, let's say… the church organist.

Oh yes. That means NO prelude, folks. The pastor has to go right into the opening announcements or prayer, and then everyone stares as you enter (through the front door) and open the organ, just in time for the first hymn.

Not that I've ever done that.