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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Switch to the Catholic Church.  I went to one for years and no one wanted anything but obedience and money.  I was surprised when I went to the Episcopal Church at the number of ways I was almost immediately invited to get involved, volunteer, lead, etc.  [/quote]

I was a Lutheran who moved to a Catholic Church. It's a lot better. I thought the Lutherans had a lot of make work stuff that didn't matter that much. One example is making sandwiches for a homeless shelter. That's fine, but I think writing a check to the shelter (which had its own kitchen where meals were prepared everyday!) or just buying premade wrapped sandwiches from a grocery store is much more useful than spending a Sunday afternoon making stale white bread sandwiches.[/quote]

^ I'm the PP and realized this sounds so cynical lol. I'm not against all volunteering BTW, just where it makes sense and has a real impact. [/quote]

It’s hard to think of something more directly impactful than making food to feed to hungry people that same day.

As for OP’s question, just keep politely declining. I volunteer at my church but strongly disagree that everyone needs to help out. Church and Christ are for EVERYONE— no strings, no conditions. It’s fine for some people to just show up once a week for worship.  That does not mean they view church as “entertainment.”[/quote]

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