Yes. You read that correctly. Today we went to a church service held at the Flora Bama in Perdido Key, Florida. (The property straddles the Alabama and Florida state lines, meaning it’s one of the few bars in the country where you can have a drink in two states at once.) This is where they hold their weekly church services. And to answer your question – yes, you can get an alcoholic drink 🍹 at the church service. We didn’t. But we might have if we’d known at the time. It certainly would have been unique.
Their motto is “It’s Okay To Not Be Okay.”
The following online article wasn’t written about our service today but it is about the church services held here. It does a wonderful job of describing this church. One thing I did notice that was different today was the congregation didn’t have hymnals. The words to the four songs were printed in the bulletin.
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/flora-bama-bar-church-pensacola-florida
We came to a service a couple of weeks ago but arriving at 8:30 for the 9:00 service left us too late to get a seat in the main section. We could have watched it on a big screen tv in the bar but we opted to come back another Sunday. As we were leaving, the man at the door recommended we come at 8:00 next time if we wanted a good seat.
Today we arrived at 8:05 and the place was practically empty. Of course it was. I guess most of the snowbirds have gone plus there’s the Coronavirus fear, so there wasn’t such a rush for seats. It was full though by 9:00.
On the stage there’s a five piece band with a lead singer and three backup singers. They were good. Really into the message. This as their warmup prior to the service.
The minister spoke several times, including his sermon. He was a very enthusiastic speaker but spoke in a very down to earth, relaxed manner. He even brought up Coronavirus and suggested people fist bump, elbow bump, or hip bump (lol) if they wanted during the service’s meet and greet. Our service began at 9:00 and was an hour long which was totally understandable as they also had an 11:00 service. As we were leaving there were people already arriving for the next service. Busy place.
We had planned on having 🍳 breakfast at Ruby Slipper but not a spot in their parking lot. Decided to go to Sunliner Diner as it was close to home even though we weren’t pleased with it the last time. I’m glad we did. It was much better today. Food was hot. That’s always a plus.
Another beautiful afternoon of 📖 reading on the deck and walking on the 🏖 beach. Sigh. Love it.
Nite y’all
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