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SOME BASIC CHURCH ETIQUETTE
1. COME. Never miss
church unless it is absolutely necessary. George Washington's pastor said of
him, "No company ever kept him from church."
2. COME EARLY.
Rushing into the church at the last minute is not conducive to true worship.
3. COME WITH YOUR
WHOLE FAMILY. "The church service is not a convention that a family should
merely send a delegate."
4. TAKE A PLACE
TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE CHURCH. Leave the rear seats for those who may come
late, and for backsliders, and mothers with children.
5. BE DEVOUT. The
church is not a theatre or place of amusement. You come to worship God, not to
whisper, lounge or sleep. God's house deserves our very utmost reverence.
6. HELP STRANGERS TO
FIND AND FOLLOW THE SERVICE. If they have no book, share yours with them. Sing!
Join in the worship! Don't just sit!
7. ALWAYS REMEMBER
THAT STRANGERS ARE THE GUESTS OF THE CHURCH MEMBERS. Treat them with the same
courtesy as you would if they should visit your home.
8. GIVE A GOOD
OFFERING TO GOD. God loveth a cheerful giver. Freely ye have received.
9. NEVER RUSH FOR
THE DOOR after the benediction as though the church were on fire. Speak and be
spoken to. Be congenial.
10. NEVER STAY AWAY
FROM CHURCH BECAUSE THE CHURCH IS NOT PERFECT. How lonesome you would feel in a
perfect church.
Author Unknown
