Depends, lots of churches welcome lay members of the community to the ancillary activities they organise. Catholic churches in my experience are much more embedded in their communities in southern europe regardless of the status of the people participating. My father has been lapsed for 40+ years, never shows up for church and doesn’t participate in any of the religious aspects but he still runs arts and crafts workshops in the parish buildings, for the local kids whether they’re part of the congregation or not.
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Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 day agoEven if you find one where there isn’t an emphasis on tithes or donation, that’s not exactly a space set up for public socializing. It’s a private space, used by a dedicated and defined group, for socializing within that group. Outsiders may be welcome, but they’re only welcome within that structure.
MolochAlter@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 day ago
Aye, was just an example.
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Okay, it was a bad one.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 day ago
Okay then. Forest heroin den.
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 day ago
A publicly accessible forest is an excellent example of a third space, well done.