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Church Mass Mobs

Clip: 4/16/2015 | 8m 39s

Flash mobs may be filling pews, but are they a solution for churches with low attendance?

Old and struggling houses of worship have adopted the popular flash mob idea to encourage larger numbers of people to attend Mass at a specific church on a given Sunday. Using social media to organize participants, the goal of a Mass mob is to fill empty pews and collection plates, inspire parishioners to return to church, and support houses of worship that have helped define their cities.

04/16/2015 | Rating NR

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