Threshold Church worships at Black Cloister Brewing Co., a brewery whose name pays homage to the original Black Cloister in Wittenburg, Germany, where Martin Luther studied.
evangelism is to get people to say, ‘God is good, and these Christians are OK.’ ” The way to do that, Schaeffer said, is to provide
a space where the un-churched, the de-churched, and even the agnostic and atheist feel welcome. Like Castle, Threshold has received ELCA
support. But there has been some pushback from people who find the brewery-congregation concept discriminatory against people who don’t drink or who may suffer from alcohol addiction. “We’re not for everyone,” said Witt, who also
makes clear that without his traditional Lutheran upbringing he couldn’t have taken on a call this challenging. “If you were an alcoholic, why would
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you come here when there are 1,000 congregations for you? We could say we’re for everyone, but that’s a lie. We’re for people who have felt a little out of place from [a traditional] setting.” The question remains whether Castle and
Threshold can be financially viable. “It’s an ongoing experiment,” Schaeffer said. “Does it work? It has yet to be seen.”
For more information on Castle Church and Threshold, visit
castlechurchbrewing.com and
crossthethreshold.com.
Jeff Favre is an associate professor of Pierce College in Los Angeles and a freelance theater critic.
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