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Hymnals in hand, Cathy Prichard of Fargo, left, and Kay Weiss of Fargo sing during the third "Beer and Hymns" event at Usher's House in Moorhead on Jan. 9, 2013. The monthly gathering is hosted at different locations each month and is organized by a Fargo-Moorhead church called The Gathering.
Ann Arbor Miller / For MPR News
At The Gathering, a small church that is supported by First United Methodist Church in Fargo, those summoned can sing with beers in their hands. The church group meets every month in local bars, where they drink beer, sing traditional church songs and socialize.
"Every time I come away having gotten to know somebody better than I did before, whether it's a new person or somebody I've known for a long time," said the Rev. Cody Schuler, who got the idea from a Denver church. "So it really is a matter of it's what church is really about and that's community."
Empty pint glasses are stacked and collected by a server after the third "Beer and Hymns" event at Usher's House in Moorhead on Jan. 9, 2014. The event, which moves to different locations each month, is organized by a young Fargo-Moorhead church called The Gathering.
Ann Arbor Miller / For MPR News
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Hymnals in hand, Cathy Prichard of Fargo, left, and Kay Weiss of Fargo sing during the third "Beer and Hymns" event at Usher's House in Moorhead on Jan. 9, 2013. The monthly gathering is hosted at different locations each month and is organized by a Fargo-Moorhead church called The Gathering.
Ann Arbor Miller / For MPR News
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"Beer and Hymns" offers participants an evening of conversation, beverage and song in the lower level of Usher's House, a Moorhead restaurant and bar, on Jan. 9, 2014. The monthly event is organized by The Gathering, a Fargo-Moorhead area church that bills itself as "doing church differently."
Ann Arbor Miller / For MPR News
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