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MONDAY, FEB 7, 2011

Church cancels services to reap Super Bowl cash

Members of the Faith Tabernacle Church just west of the stadium on Randol Mill Road have learned how to work around traffic that comes with Cowboys games and other special events. And, like manna from heaven, church members have been using money from parking revenue during those games to pay down the debt on their 31/2-year-old building.

But to accommodate the Super Bowl -- and to reap an additional windfall from renting out spaces to Steelers and Packers fans -- they are canceling Sunday services that usually draw about 100 churchgoers.

"It has been a blessing, yes," Harris said last week. "We're still trying to figure out what is happening at the stadium on Saturday night. We really haven't come to a decision. All we know is traffic gets crazy when something is going on over there." ...

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