I'm not sure if this is the correct term today, but my preacher is what used to be called a circuit preacher. That means he preaches at 3 different churches every Sunday. He has a total of 4 churches. He goes to the two biggest churches every Sunday and the other 2 every other Sunday. But, on the fifth Sunday, he gets to rest and only goes to one church, which alternates. He's a very busy man! His first service is at 9 a.m. then 10 and finally 11 is his last.
Today wasn't our turn, so there were was no preaching at our church. Since I had forgotten he was going somewhere else, I didn't have time to make it to the services at the other church in the next town. So, instead I read the Bible and a devotion and we had our own discussion.
What about y'all? Do you have a circuit preacher, or have you even heard of them?
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I know a chuch down the road from us used to have a preacher only once a month cause he was a circuit preacher-like yours.
My childhood girl friend grew up in a small church that had preaching every other Sunday. Occasionally I would attend her church. My church always had services every Sunday.
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My grandpa used to be a circuit preacher, but I never knew him since he died shortly before I was born.
We always went to Quaker meeting when I was in the US, but since there are very few Quakers here in my part of Oz, I haven't been in a couple of years.
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I know of a few churches around here, too Nancy that only have a preacher every other week, or only on Sunday morning. (No night service.) I think it is still very common in very rural areas of the mountains. My Hubby's pappaw was a preacher and he pastored three churches at one time many years ago.
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Yes, there are a few around here. Our church has three services, of its own, every Sunday because the sanctuary is not big enough for everyone. Our pastor does a 8:30, 10, and 11:15 service every Sunday at our church. We do the 8:30 one and then eat breakfast at church and go to Sunday School. It is nice to be home by 11:15.
We have a few up here that are like that. And I know of some in rural Georgia, too.
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