Sarah Ellis, Author at Valley News

Family and friends bow their heads in prayer during a meeting for The Church at West Vista at the home of Pastor Jody Ratcliffe in West Columbia, S.C. The Church at West Vista is a house church network, which meets at separate homes during the month, except for the last Sunday, when they go to New Brookland Tavern. (Gavin McIntyre/The State/TNS)

Church Meets in Homes, Except for When It Meets in a Tavern

by Sarah Ellis The State, and David Weissman And Kasia Kovacs The StateSeptember 20, 2018

New Brookland Tavern is as different on Saturday nights and Sunday mornings as, well, night and day. Once a month, the gritty West Columbia, S.C., venue known for its metal and punk bands transforms from a Saturday night house of rock to a Sunday…

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Church Meets in Homes, Except for When It Meets in a Tavern

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