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reddhedd
04-04-2009, 02:34 AM
On the front it has a guy holding a hand lettered on a piece of box cardboard "John 3:16" and the word "cliche' " on the card next to the pic.

On the back, it says
"Nothing's more cliche' than going to church on Easter, let alone the message of Easter. "For god so loved the world..." can feel overused and commonplace.
And yet, each year, people are drawn to hear about a man on a cross and a miraculous morning.
Could it be that truth is at the heart of every cliche? Could this be your time to rediscover the extraordinary that has been lost in the familiar?"

And they list the times for their 4 Easter services.

What I wanna know is why did a church miles away from me, that I have never attended or donated to, send a postcard specifically to me by name? How on earth did they get my name?

Are churches that hard up for members that they have to troll phone books or whatever they do just to fill pews?
Christina
04-04-2009, 02:43 AM
You can buy mailing lists from all sorts of places. You can ask for only owner-occupied homes in a certain zip code, all homes, and depending on the service a lot of other criteria too. You can have printers merge the mailing lists with the literature so that it looks more professional than labels.

(I've done a lot of campaign and fundraising work and annoyed more than a few people by mail.)
epepke
04-04-2009, 03:03 AM
Are churches that hard up for members that they have to troll phone books or whatever they do just to fill pews?

Yes.
reddhedd
04-04-2009, 03:14 AM
Churches buy mailing lists? Seriously? I had no idea....

are churches that hard up for members that they have to troll phone books or whatever they do just to fill pews?


yes.

good. :D
BWE
04-04-2009, 03:15 AM
It's called direct marketing. It's very common.
MrFungus420
04-04-2009, 04:39 AM
Call them and ask where they got you name and address.

Profanity optional, but encouraged.
rlogan
04-04-2009, 05:55 AM
It's a sign.

See how God is omniscient?
DMB
04-04-2009, 07:11 AM
Churches are businesses. They need your money.
Anne
04-04-2009, 04:27 PM
Churches buy mailing lists? Seriously? I had no idea....

are churches that hard up for members that they have to troll phone books or whatever they do just to fill pews?


yes.

good. :D

It scares me.

Some people really do need a sky daddy to keep them in line...

<shudder>