CHARISMATIC: Only one. Hands already in the air.

PENTECOSTAL: Ten. One to change the bulb and nine to pray against the spirit of darkness.

PRESBYTERIANS: None. Lights will go on and off at predestined.

ROMAN CATHOLIC: None. Candles only.

BAPTISTS: At least 15. One to change the light bulb, and three committees to approve the change and decide who brings the potato salad.

EPISCOPALIANS: Three. One to call the electrician, one to mix the drinks and one to talk about how much better the old one was.

MORMONS: Five. One man to change the bulb, and four wives to tell him how to do it.

UNITARIANS: We choose not to make a statement either in favor of, or against the need for a light bulb. However, if in your journey you have found that light bulbs work for you, that is fine. You are invited to write a poem or compose a modern dance about your light bulb for the next Sunday service, in which we will explore a number of light bulb traditions, including incandescent, fluorescent, three-way, long-life and tinted, all of which are equally valid paths to luminescence.

METHODISTS: Undetermined. Whether your light is bright, dull or completely out, you are loved. You can be a light bulb, turnip bulb, or a tulip bulb. Church wide lighting service is planned for Sunday; bring bulb of your choice and a covered dish.

NAZARENE: Six. One woman to replace the bulb while five men review church lighting policy.

LUTHERAN: None. Lutherans don’t believe in change.

AMISH: What’s a light bulb?

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