Pastor
Gets Tattoo of Cross After Church Breaks Attendance Record on Easter
Sunday.
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(Photo: First Presbyterian Church of Eustis Facebook)Rev. Leon Bloder, the lead pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Eustis, Fla., has promised to get a tattoo of the church's logo on his leg if his church breaks attendance records on Easter Sunday.
By Katherine
Weber, Christian Post Reporter
April
26, 2014|8:29
am
A Florida pastor got a tattoo of his church's emblem after promising his congregants he would do so if they broke the church's attendance record on Easter Sunday.
The Rev. Leon Bloder of First Presbyterian Church in
Eustis, Florida agreed to have his church's emblem tattooed on his leg after
some 850 people showed up for Easter Sunday services, which was nearly double
the church's usual weekend attendance of 450.
The pastor's new tattoo, which he received Thursday,
includes a large black cross on his left calf. He told the local WKMG-TV that he chose to uphold his promise of getting the tattoo to show his
commitment to God and the gospel.
"That's how committed I am to getting them excited about
their church and what we're doing," Bloder said. "Hopefully, it'll rub off a
little bit. I don't expect them to all go get tattoos, but at least they'll know
that their pastor is willing to go all out. So, that's cool."
Bloder also promised to have his long hair, that goes
down to his shoulders, cut if his congregation broke their attendance record on
Easter Sunday. The pastor said in a press release in early April that this promise received a cheer from the
more traditional members of his congregation.
Bible strictures against tattoos were probably
aimed at certain pagan rituals. So, I am not too uncomfortable with
this!
