Our church attendance has been moving in the right direction during my time at Wyandotte. When I came, we varied quite a bit, with between 90 and 120 people on Sunday morning; an attendance of 130 was a big deal then. Then for over the next few years, 130 became common and 145 or higher was a big deal. For the last year a half, 145 or even 150 has been typical. Then we went back to two services…
This last three weeks we've been in the 170's. Some of it is a wave of visitors and some of it is more consistent attendance from our regulars. But it feels like such an affirmation of the things we're trying to do and the church we're trying to be.
What's ironic is when the people are showing up. We were sure that our first service, which starts at 8:30am, would not be attended as well as the 11am service. So much for that idea. First service is packed, while second service appears about half empty. We would put out more seats in first service but it would make second service look worse than it is.
Why aren't more people sleeping in and coming late? Sunday School starts at 10am; you could start your day pretty late and still make both. But instead we have young families, middle aged folks, senior citizens, and even teenagers arriving for the 8:30 service. Go figure – maybe we should offer a 7am service and really pack them in!
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