Funeral With $100 Offering Line (HUH??)

PraiseHymn · #1 12-27-2008, 03:57 PM

I had to tell someone about this. So I went to this funeral / musical last night 12/26 for a local minister of music who died here in ATL and why after 4 choirs did the pastor of this church get up and say "There is a blessing in the house, we need to give tonight". I was like huh????????? Did I hear that right? The family litterally collapsed walking down the aisle while the Praise and Worship team sung a familiar worship song, and you mean to tell me we have to give an offering. Get this, the Pastor claims it was for the daughter of the deceased (although I am still wondering why didn't the church just give the last check of the minister of music to the family). Aint look like no one had not eaten for days. Is this what the world has come to? He started the offering line out at $100 (as if I was prepared to give....I didn't even bring my bible never the less my wallet into the church!) Not once did he say that the family was poor or that they had no food or that it was a burden to pay for an unexpected funeral. I was so mad (along with others) that there was a mass exodus. People walked out and never came back in. Oh, let me not forget he said that there was an ATM and they were taking credit cards if they did not have cash or checks. All you had to do was go into the church bookstore to make your transaction. *sigh* Ushers, please come to the front . . . HUH?????? (and let me just add I felt in my Spirit that this church was up to no good and the night of the funeral was the WRONG NIGHT to make a money line. How simple would it have been "Oh thou Mega Ministry" to have made this announcement on Sunday when the whole church perhaps could have participated, not when the casket is open and everyone is passing out)

mfblume · #2 12-27-2008, 04:02 PM

I can see a good intention in doing that. Many people have financial burdens at the deaths of loved ones if no life insurance, for example, was utilized.But with the bad reputation people have of churches hording money, it was somewhat unwise without a clear explanation.

Praxeas · #3 12-27-2008, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by PraiseHymn

I had to tell someone about this. So I went to this funeral / musical last night 12/26 for a local minister of music who died here in ATL and why after 4 choirs did the pastor of this church get up and say "There is a blessing in the house, we need to give tonight". I was like huh????????? Did I hear that right? The family litterally collapsed walking down the aisle while the Praise and Worship team sung a familiar worship song, and you mean to tell me we have to give an offering. Get this, the Pastor claims it was for the daughter of the deceased (although I am still wondering why didn't the church just give the last check of the minister of music to the family). Aint look like no one had not eaten for days. Is this what the world has come to? He started the offering line out at $100 (as if I was prepared to give....I didn't even bring my bible never the less my wallet into the church!) Not once did he say that the family was poor or that they had no food or that it was a burden to pay for an unexpected funeral. I was so mad (along with others) that there was a mass exodus. People walked out and never came back in. Oh, let me not forget he said that there was an ATM and they were taking credit cards if they did not have cash or checks. All you had to do was go into the church bookstore to make your transaction. *sigh* Ushers, please come to the front . . . HUH?????? (and let me just add I felt in my Spirit that this church was up to no good and the night of the funeral was the WRONG NIGHT to make a money line. How simple would it have been "Oh thou Mega Ministry" to have made this announcement on Sunday when the whole church perhaps could have participated, not when the casket is open and everyone is passing out)

I'd like to take up an offering right now...please donate what you can. Any amount will help. The money will all go to an English class for PraiseHymn...after which I will ask him to come back and repost his first post so I can understand it a little better

PraiseHymn · #4 12-27-2008, 04:19 PM

Funny! At times when I post I prefer NOT to use correct English. Thats the tone I was trying to create. So sorry you were not able to understand anything I said. Perhaps its the "ghetto" in me.

Praxeas · #5 12-27-2008, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by PraiseHymn

Funny! At times when I post I prefer NOT to use correct English. Thats the tone I was trying to create. So sorry you were not able to understand anything I said. Perhaps its the "ghetto" in me.

Ghetto? No....I was thinking more along the lines of kissing cousins, possum pie and moonshine.

nahkoe · #6 12-27-2008, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Praxeas

Ghetto? No....I was thinking more along the lines of kissing cousins, possum pie and moonshine.

ronharvey · #7 12-27-2008, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by PraiseHymn

I had to tell someone about this. So I went to this funeral / musical last night 12/26 for a local minister of music who died here in ATL and why after 4 choirs did the pastor of this church get up and say "There is a blessing in the house, we need to give tonight". I was like huh????????? Did I hear that right? The family litterally collapsed walking down the aisle while the Praise and Worship team sung a familiar worship song, and you mean to tell me we have to give an offering. Get this, the Pastor claims it was for the daughter of the deceased (although I am still wondering why didn't the church just give the last check of the minister of music to the family). Aint look like no one had not eaten for days. Is this what the world has come to? He started the offering line out at $100 (as if I was prepared to give....I didn't even bring my bible never the less my wallet into the church!) Not once did he say that the family was poor or that they had no food or that it was a burden to pay for an unexpected funeral. I was so mad (along with others) that there was a mass exodus. People walked out and never came back in. Oh, let me not forget he said that there was an ATM and they were taking credit cards if they did not have cash or checks. All you had to do was go into the church bookstore to make your transaction. *sigh* Ushers, please come to the front . . . HUH?????? (and let me just add I felt in my Spirit that this church was up to no good and the night of the funeral was the WRONG NIGHT to make a money line. How simple would it have been "Oh thou Mega Ministry" to have made this announcement on Sunday when the whole church perhaps could have participated, not when the casket is open and everyone is passing out)

I guess the "can you take it with you" experiment failed; huh?

mfblume · #8 12-27-2008, 05:41 PM

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I guess the "can you take it with you" experiment failed; huh?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Yes!

StMark · #9 12-27-2008, 07:06 PM

This was Bishop Paul Morton's musician.

Unfortunately, he died of a very tragic disease at a young age.

His funeral was this morning

ronharvey · #10 12-27-2008, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by StMark

This was Bishop Paul Morton's musician.

Unfortunately, he died of a very tragic disease at a young age.

His funeral was this morning

I'm not clear on this post.

Is this the same person PraiseHymn is referring to who's funeral was at night on the 26th?

If so, no disrespect for the deceased or his family is being offered up.

But the idea of an 'offering' being taken up DURING the service is just plain out of place; e.g. wrong.

We have taken up many offerings for family members of those who have passed this life and it was never during the memorial or funeral.