St. David's Episcopal Church in Ashburn to join 30,000 churches for "Back To Church Sunday", September 20!

What can entice 3.3 million Americans to leave their homes on a Sunday in the fall?

No, it’s not football.

It’s church.

St. David’s Episcopal Church and School will join approximately 30,000 churches from 120 denominations across the globe by participating in Back to Church Sunday® on Sunday, September 20. This is an ever-growing movement to reach out to communities with the clear message, “Come Back to Church!”

Back to Church Sunday, which started seven years ago is now the largest annual community-based church outreach effort in the nation. The campaign encourages churches and their members to welcome their neighbors, friends and loved ones back to church, while providing an easy way for everyone in the community to find a welcoming church.

The Back to Church Sunday movement aims to reach those not currently attending a church or are looking for a new church home. Many may have grown up with a religious foundation but fallen away due to the business of life or perhaps they’ve never been exposed to the church at all. The 2010 Loudoun County census data shows that over 60% of Loudoun’s population do not affiliate with a particular religion or place of worship.

Back to Church Sunday really got its start from research that showed 82% of people said they would attend church if someone they knew invited them, but only 2% of church members were inviting others to come with them.

St. David’s has designated September 20 as “Bring A Friend to National Back To Church Sunday”. They are located at 43600 Russell Branch Parkway in Ashburn (right behind Whole Foods Market). They have Sunday services at 9am and 10:45am. Visit their website at www.sdlife.org