Question of the Week 10/17/10: Results

Of the 247 people who attended church on 10/17/10, we received 48 responses (2 through email) for the Question of the Week: “What brought you to Saint John’s and what keeps you here?”

Most people had more than one answer for each part of the question. All reasons to both parts of the question are accounted for in the responses below. The response to “What brought you to Saint John’s?”

9 Proximity to my home
7 Sunday School/VBS/Youth Group program
6 Desire for children to learn about God
4 The pastor
3 Preaching
3 Children married here/Family members came here
3 Felt comfortable or at home when I first came to this church
3 Friends’ recommendation
3 Brought as a child
3 It is a LCMS church
2 Married a Lutheran
2 Pre-School
2 The music
1 To renew one’s faith
1 To give thanks to God

The response to “What keeps you here (at Saint John’s)?”:

22 The people/friendships developed/fellowship
15 The preaching
10 Feel comfortable or at home in this church/”It’s my home”
9 Sunday School/Youth Group/Children’s Activities
9 The pastor
8 The music program
7 Church activities for members as well as community
3 Formality of services
2 Want children to have friends in church or to have a connection to the church
1 Pre-School
1 Church starts on time
1 Christ centered church
1 Worshipful atmosphere on Sundays