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'Something That Connects Us in Spirit to the Water': VB Churches Worshipping Together in 'Boat Church' Despite Pandemic

'Something That Connects Us in Spirit to the Water': VB Churches Worshipping Together in 'Boat Church' Despite Pandemic Read Transcript


- CoronaVirus has redefinedthe way we do church.

Sunday in Virginia Beach,they came by boat and beach

for what's being called boat church.

Wendy Griffith was there.

(logo whooshes)

♪ I long, I long to worship ♪

- [Wendy] It was apicture perfect morning.

♪ Worthy of my praise ♪

- For those torn between being outside

on a beautiful summerday, and going to church,

boat church here at the narrows

at First Landing StatePark in Virginia Beach

offers the perfect solution.

- We have just reallymissed being in church,

as I'm sure so many families have.

And we have four kids,so for them to be able to

be out here on a beautiful day and worship

and hear the word and play on the beach,

it's just been a really special morning

on Father's Day, for sure.

- [Preacher] For God so loved the world

that he gave his one and only son.

- [Wendy] Several local churches

are taking part in boat church.

Sunday, Adam Cates, thepreacher at Big House Church,

gave a message on God's love.

- In the gospels, Jesus preached

some of his best messages from a boat.

There's a reason people come to the shore,

come to the beach or loveto get out on their boat.

There's something that connects us

in the spirit through water.

- [Wendy] Organizer and formgovernor, Bob McDonnell,

says the inspiration for boat church came

from a similar experience he had

at Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia.

- We kind of copied the SmithMountain Lake boat church

idea, and started theplanning about a year ago.

I think this is just providential

that the planning endedup with this concept

to start in the middleof a pandemic when people

were looking for a way tobe together to worship.

- [Wendy] Co organizerCheryl McLeskey says,

the hope of boat churchis also to inspire those

who don't know the Lord.

- I've always wanted to bring in people

that don't believe in the Lord,

and people that don'tgo to church on Sundays.

And if we're touching one person,

then this is worth it,and we're just so pleased.

- [Wendy] Boat church plans tomeet every Sunday at 10 a.m.

at First Landing StatePark until September 6th.

Wendy Griffith, CBN News, Virginia Beach.

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