There was a baptism to perform, and the congregants were headed to a nearby church equipped with a baptismal pool.
To keep their members within the fold, many places of worship are forgoing air-conditioned chapels in favor of outdoor church, equipped with lawn chairs and insect repellent.
At one point, there were hundreds of objects: pews, statues, Stations of the Cross and altars, stored in an empty church equipped with a climate-control system and a burglar alarm, said Kathleen Heck, who is in charge of the program.
After worship one Sunday, Pastor Randall and members of New Life Tabernacle piled in the maroon van that church members affectionately refer to as "Big Red". There was a baptism to perform, and the congregants were headed to a nearby church equipped with a baptismal pool.
The Victorian gin palace was a church itself, equipped with coruscating lights and screens to dazzle the poor sodden souls who took refuge there.
"As a service to the hard-of-hearing, this church is equipped with 'Hearing Aid,' which may be obtained from the attendant".
Inside the pavilion, the work "Algorithm" consists of a large pipe organ fit for a church and equipped with a functioning cash machine programmed to play random bits of music every time a bank card is inserted.
The view from the boat says churches aren't equipped to make a difference in these areas.
These challenges can only be met by the deep reforms of Evangelical Catholicism: reforms that will reclaim the essential, Christ-given form of the Church while equipping its people and their ordained leaders with the tools to convert a disenchanted and not infrequently hostile world.
It was the bishop's policy that civil authorities, not the church, were best equipped to investigate allegations of sexual abuse.
