A Florida Pastor who recently left the United Methodist Church
has started up a new congregation at a beach bar so as to reach out to those uncomfortable with the traditional church setting. Pastor Jack Kale oversaw the first prayer service for Central Waterside Church at Bimini Beach Bar in Hemingway on Sunday. The congregation is part of a megachurch based in Las Vegas.
In an interview with The Christian Post, Kale explained that in recent years he had founded a beach bar church called "Worship at the Water" or W@W on behalf of Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church. "Over the last four years, I began to experience a different kind of church that was based on simple worship and an organic lay leadership structure," said Kale.
"God is moving in a church without walls where people are already comfortable. People who will never go to a regular church will go to a beach bar church," said Kale.
"I think that beach bar and restaurant based worship centers are the future for Christian worship settings and I am excited to be leading the way with Central Waterside!"
