Get lost Boomers: Grove United Methodist Church in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, a small congregation of over-60s, told to take a hike

"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking until you do succeed"

Reminds me of the Lutheran pastor at Immanuel, Grand Rapids, a coveter of expensive shoes, who once complained from the pulpit that the Baby Boomers were sucking this world dry.

Talk about sucking.

But that guy pales in comparison to the Methodist authorities, whose claims to openness and inclusivity are the whitewash on the sepulchre of their denomination. They say Yes to illegal aliens. Yes to faggots. No to Boomers.

Is there a church more fitting for the Boomer-haters than the Methodists? A gathering place for the dead.

From the story:

[M]embers of the Grove United Methodist Church in Cottage Grove are upset enough that their church is closing in June. What makes it worse is that their church is reopening in November — pretty much without them.

The church wants to attract more young families. The present members, most of them over 60 years old, will be invited to worship somewhere else. A memo recommends that they stay away for two years, then consult the pastor about reapplying.

Officials say the church needs a reset, and reopening the church is the best way to appeal to younger people.

But the older church members say they see that as an insult.

“This is totally wrong,” said Gackstetter’s wife, Cheryl. “They are discriminating against us because of our age.”

After the plan was explained by a visiting pastor on Jan. 5, she said, “I called him a hypocrite. I said, ‘You are kicking us out of our church.’ ”