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At first, I was confused to see a bouncer checking entry to the VIP entrance to a nightclub in downtown Charlotte - at 10am on a Sunday morning. It turned out to be a church. A very fancy, heavy-on-the-bass church.
Per their annual report (3545 salvations in FY2009 alone!) personnel expenses were $2.2M. That's $648 per salvation; it's a pretty pricey operation.