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Stella fell on the ice and broke her knee. Can she still go to church?

Believe it or not, I’ve met churches (note plural!) who need an elevator desperately, have the funds and won’t spend the money. It breaks my heart that these churches are excluding people like Stella.

Objections I’ve heard:

the money should go to missions instead

our church won’t be here in five years, why renovate?

we need to keep that money to support the church as we shrink

Add fear to this mix, a fear that deciding what to do with the reserve funds might cause more conflict than the church can handle.

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