Louisville church opens drive-thru for Ash Wednesday ashes

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — One local church made it easy for its congregation to receive ashes on Ash Wednesday by opening a drive-thru.

The drive-thru was open outside of St. Andrew United Church of Christ on Browns Lane from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., and will be open again from 5-6 p.m.

“It’s a chance for folks who have maybe been out of church for a while or aren’t connected to a congregation or maybe aren’t connected o the Catholic tradition to come by and as part of the Protestant Church, be a part of this imposition of ashes, which is a reminder of how finite life is and how precious life is,” said Associate Pastor Emma Loane…

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