A St. Chad’s Welcome

We welcome you if you have never been in a church before, or if you left the church a very long time ago; if the church was once an unwelcome place for you and you’re interested to see if the church, and its people have changed. 

We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome keep-fit moms, football dads, starving artists, tree-huggers, latte-sippers, Facebook junkies, vegetarians, and junk-food eaters. We welcome those in recovery or who are still addicted. We welcome you if you’re having problems, are down in the dumps or don’t care for organized religion.

We offer a welcome to those who think the earth is flat, work too hard, don’t work, can’t spell, or are here because grandma is visiting and wanted to come to Church. 

We welcome those who ride a bike, ride a motorcycle, drive a car, prefer to use E-scooters or Uber, or to those who simply love to walk. 

We welcome those who are inked, pierced, both or neither. We offer a special welcome to those who could use a prayer right now, had religion shoved down their throat as kids or got lost on the freeway and ended up here by mistake. We welcome pilgrims, tourists, seekers, and doubters.