XENIA, Ohio (AP) — With Easter approaching, a church in western Ohio plans to help people fill up and also hopes to help fill their spiritual needs.
This Saturday, Pastor Wesley Miller and his Xenia Christian Center will pay 25 cents of the price of every gallon of gas purchased at a local United Dairy Farmers convenience store.
Miller says by offering the deal, his church can promote its Easter services planned for the following weekend while helping those squeezed by the high cost of gasoline.
AAA's statewide average for a gallon of regular is now $3.37, just 3 cents below last year's record high.
The pastor says the church doesn't mind if people show up purely out of greed, because his congregation would like to reach them, too.
Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Comments
Perhaps a semon on how wasteful Americans are with energy would be in order.
With all the organizations offering various forms of gas discounts exactly how does this entice people to come to church?? What is the point?
People need to be fed the Word of God. Not have a full tank.
gasoline is still cheap in the US, should be taxed an additional $ 3 per gallon to encourage conservation and to help defry some of the costs for the Iraq debacle and decades of US intervention in the Middle East because its about OIL.
neat idea!
maybe they are making a lot of money to offer a discount