A Denver megachurch is reaping the whirlwind after closing its doors during the majority of the pandemic, with the end result of having to sell its $12.2 million dollar, 137,000 square foot building and move the entire operations completely and permanently online, in a bid to stay afloat.
The Potter’s House of Denver, led by husband and wife team Touré Roberts and Sarah Jakes Roberts (yes, she is the daughter and he the son-in-law of the notorious Trinity-denier T.D. Jakes an they are one of his “plants” of sorts) announced to the congregation that their building would be sold and they were moving to online-only service- an ignoble move precipitated by an extended season of sowing during the pandemic.
Rather than remain open and be a beacon of light to its people while also being obedient to the Lord, the church gleefully encouraged everyone to watch them on zoom, resulting in no one watching and donations drying up, because ‘online-church’ is a damnable misnomer and about the stupidest thing ever.
Roberts explained to the Denver post:
COVID-19 forced every church in America to rethink how to best serve their parishioners and the broader community. Due to the inability to gather and the economic instability of the pandemic, our church, like many other churches in the nation, experienced declining donations. We decided that the best way forward would be to sell the property, continue our online offering that had proven a successful alternative and maintain our hands-on community outreach operations, which includes our food bank that feeds thousands of families per year.”
Given that this church is “under the covering of The Potter’s House (Dallas) with Bishop T.D. Jakes and Serita Jakes” we can’t say we’re sad to see them dry up and wither, and only hope the virtual services goes just as terrible as the last two years have been.
