Churches have done awfully strange things to attract new worshippers -- and one Pennsylvania congregation took a leap of faith with its 'God Loves Sex' billboard.
“Thinking maybe it’s advertising the 309 Cinema, but it’s actually advertising a church. I just thought it was a little off the wall,” said Joyce Smetana.
"What we want to do is let people know that the Bible is relevant to everyday life. When it comes to sexuality... God is the inventor, author and creator of it," Restored Church's Pastor Dan Nichols told HuffPost.
“If the culture can be so bold, I think the church can be so bold and speak directly on the subject and be up front about it," Nichols told WNEP 16.
Restored Church opened its doors on September 8, 2013 and has a congregation of roughly 100. The church's first billboard was erected for its grand opening with a message that read "No perfect people allowed", with the intention, Nichols said, of highlighting Jesus' own perfection.
The strategy worked at the time, but the feedback over the recent billboard has been mixed, Nichols said, with particularly harsh criticism coming from other Christians.
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