Some traditions, particularly among Methodists and Baptists, provided Wednesday night meals with as much fervor as Sunday services. Thom and Jess looked at the origin of the Wednesday night meal in many churches.
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- Post-war suburbs
- A way to reclaim fellowship
- An evangelistic tool
- Precedent from the revival tradition
- Support for programming
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