Flipside Christian Church of Madera Ranchos, California is inviting people to church who might not otherwise feel invited and in a location most would question as appropriate: a heavy metal bar. On September 14, 2008, they began church services at the Lucky 13 bar in Fresno on the corner of Ashlan and Highway 99. The church is again giving away shot glasses in area bars as invitations to church.
Karl Roth pastor for Flipside, says, "The best way to share our message with people who don't go to church is to meet them where they live, work, and socialize. We believe it is our mission in the world to start a church wherever people are that don't have one. Our goal is to take the message of Jesus everywhere people need to hear it -- even in a bar."
Flipside Church intends to begin a church campus in every location someone wants a relevant church. According to Flipside Church Lead Pastor Roth, "We will do everything within our power to insure that no one who wants to go to church and hear about Jesus will be left out. We will bring the message and the church to them."
Just three years old, the non-denominational Flipside Church has grown to 500 attenders and is launching five services, in four locations, in two cities, while remaining one church.
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