The Entrepreneurial Church: Weddings by Cindy Landrum

Our narrative is often that our churches are strapped for resources. We can't do more, reach out more,
because we have limited staff time and energy and dwindling membership.
But there's a resource we have that truly has a lot of unused potential: our buildings. They sit empty most of the week in most of their rooms. Our sanctuaries, social halls, and RE classrooms largely, across the country, sit empty. Of course most of us are happy to take in more renters, but renters needing the kind of spaces we have are hard to find. We'd be happy to use this resource more if we knew how.
Another thing I think we could be doing more of: Weddings. Many churches, particularly our large and beautiful ones, get more wedding requests than their ministers want to handle. Maybe they turn people away, maybe they have a list of clergy they refer to. But we're not out there seeking out more business, even though there's business to be had. We're not marketing ourselves as…
because we have limited staff time and energy and dwindling membership.
But there's a resource we have that truly has a lot of unused potential: our buildings. They sit empty most of the week in most of their rooms. Our sanctuaries, social halls, and RE classrooms largely, across the country, sit empty. Of course most of us are happy to take in more renters, but renters needing the kind of spaces we have are hard to find. We'd be happy to use this resource more if we knew how.
Another thing I think we could be doing more of: Weddings. Many churches, particularly our large and beautiful ones, get more wedding requests than their ministers want to handle. Maybe they turn people away, maybe they have a list of clergy they refer to. But we're not out there seeking out more business, even though there's business to be had. We're not marketing ourselves as…