Why Black Church is so long

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[kendallwhite]

I remember when I was younger I was looking at the program, and I asked my dad where we were in the service, and he said, “don’t follow that” and took it from me😂😂

[jane]

"He's in the office playing Angry Birds." That's hilarious!  

About 20 years ago, I went to a women's prayer breakfast at a black church. I expected doughnuts, coffee, and bagels after the service. About mid-way through the meeting, I could smell bacon cooking and thought, "what is going on?" So instead of doughnuts, coffee, and bagels, we had bacon, three kinds of sausage, fried chicken, pork chops, scrambled eggs, fried potatoes, grits, biscuits, muffins, gravy, fruit, coffee, juice, water, and soft drinks. The tables were so full, they were practically bending in the middle. I had never seen anything like it. The church kitchen was immaculate and those ladies served us with love and kindness. I never forgot it.

[nataleesimone]

*At my old church, it was:*
• Sunday School before service (didn't have to go--just a choice)
• Welcome
• Prayer
• Scripture of the Day (no group reciting)
• Praise & Worship (3 songs)
• Tithe/Offering
• Sermon (45-55 mins)
• *Praise Break* (occasionally)
• Altar Call
• Benediction
• (If you want, the Fellowship is open for lunch for everyone and groceries to go for low-income families).

Service finished after 3-4 hours.

*At my new church:*
• Welcome
• Scripture + Prayer
• More Prayer (if the Lord is moving)
• Praise + Worship (2-3 songs)
• Sermon (30 mins)
• Tithe/Offering
• Benediction

Service finished after 1 hour (my Dad is the Pastor, and that is the biggest difference).

[Whatisthis]

9:00 AM: Opening Prayer
9:05 AM: Opening Selection
9:15 AM: Offering/Church Announcements
9:45 AM: 2 Selections
10:10 AM: Praise Dance
10:20 AM: somebody always have some testimony
10:30 Praise Break
10:45 Sermonic Selection
10:50 Preacher Comes up and talks for 10 minutes
11:00 AM Preacher finally starts preaching
11:45 Preacher starts closing (aka organ starts playing)
12:00 PM: 2nd Praise Break
12:15 PM: Alter Call
12:40 PM: Communion
12:50 PM: Announcements
12:55 PM: Benediction
1:00 Finally over

This does not include the after service lunch in the fellowship hall

Bonus 2:00 PM: 30 minutes of after church chatter

You don’t get home until 3, and that’s if there isn’t a second service at a different church

[GoldSkye]

Catholic church has you out in time for an early brunch.

[uts]

At my church, they say church starts at 1pm so be there on time. We’ll be singing songs and worshipping, and then when it gets to 2pm, one of the ministers wanna come up and talk about “okay I think it’s time to start our service” and I’m like
_We haven’t started? What have we been doing?_

[crystalmyles]

It's the praise break on the bubble wrap that took me out! 👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾😇😇😇🤣😂🤣😂🙄🙄🤣😂🤣

[uzo]

Your little son did the best praise break! 😂😂😂 Check out his ‘praise break’ face!!

[tnyhl]

Ha I’ll stick to my white churches!! Grew up in a black church. Never realized how long it was til I went to a white church.

[everydaymarvin]

I gotta be honest I grew up in a black church and there are many good things about it. But I refuse to be kept anywhere from 4 to 5 hours in a church with people dragging it out just to be doing it. I am glad I am grown now and I choose how long I am gonna be at church. I go to a predominantly white church now and it is done in about hour and half or less. Keep the truth coming. Best, Marvin 😊

[Dmal]

Dont forget the welcome address.
You have to pray for Mother Sister dem

[mommaminga]

He is not lying yall😂😂😂 my Pentecostal church in detroit was like this😬😭😭

[LahTahShuh]

Watching in 2020, ha no idea Kev's theme song was from 2013... 😮😏👍🏾

[samanthadiior]

I go to Catholic Church which is usually an hour, but my sister goes to black church and it’s was kind of refreshing to see something different, I enjoyed myself😂

[indecisive.]

I go to a mainly white and Hispanic church. Service lasts an hour and 15 minutes at most. Anymore than that and it's risking Waffle House, IHOP, and every other breakfast place having no available seats

[Dmal]

At my old church, we used to leave and go get snacks and come back. Blood is NOT blue. Thst is a myth.ask a doctor

[ggrohwin]

Thank you for introducing me to the praise break

[jasiyah]

The "how great is our God", I haven't went to church in like 7 yrs and I still remember it.

[Otto]

I wish I knew the name of the praise break song.

[Snktp]

Never thought of church as the place to get my cardio in. At least you can sweat out that alcohol from the night before