Area Churches Open Doors for National Back to Church Sunday

Churches in the Irmo area and across the nation are trying to fill the pews this Sunday.

It's National Back to Church Sunday, an effort to get people who don't usually come to church to walk through the doors.

"The idea is to kick off the fall season by trying to get people to come back to church," said Russell Thompson, lead pastor at Right Connection Church, one of the Lexington churches participating in the effort. 

As part of the national advertising for the campaign, churches and individuals have circulated a "Pastor Rap" video featuring singing pastors from several denominations inviting people back to church. (See the attached video.)

Several churches in the Irmo-Seven Oaks area are participating, with even more in the Columbia area taking part.

Those participating in the Irmo-Seven Oaks area include :

• The Salvation Army, 7532 Irmo Drive
• Greater Harbison Community Baptist Church, 90 N. Royal Tower Drive
• Lake Murray Presbyterian Church, 2721 Dutch Fork Road, Chapin
• School of Deliverance, 121 SilverMill Road, Columbia

More than 14,000 congregations nationwide are expected to invited friends, neighbors and co-workers to church this Sunday.  

To find a church near you, enter your zip code on the National Back to Church Sunday website.