Jayrod
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This is not completely related, but I thought it was good.
It's from a church not too far from me in Asheville, NC. Like any group of humans, they surely don't get everything just right. But I think they're doing a good job of demonstrating what a church and our faith can look like. It's stuff like this that helps me answer "no" to the question asked in the OP about is the loss of religion a good thing.
It's 12 minutes but a good illustration I think. https://vimeo.com/916744235
That's beautiful. Christ and then the early church truly went to the lost and hurting everywhere and that should be the pattern for the modern church. Every city needs a church like this. Here in Springfield, MO there is Freedom City Church, which seems to be very similar to House of Mercy. The church I attend has helped Freedom City because we recognize they will reach people that will never set foot in our church. Freedom City's pastor, John Alarid, is a former drug addict and convict and knows how to reach them effectively and provide what they need. I believe their doors are open 24/7 and they provide emergency drug treatment and assist with food/shelter needs.
My family has done some volunteering with the homeless shelters and food pantries, but I often feel a pull to do more. Finding the resources (time/money) to personally invest is never easy with all of the selfish and "normal" every day things going on, but it is what we are called to be as Christians. Christians forget about the sheep and the goats parable too often.