Church Parking Lot Camping

rk911 wrote:

cekkk wrote:
I seem to remember mention of overnighting in church parking lots. We have not found a decent place to stop overnight between Albuquerque and our home. There is just one Walmart and it is too far away for comfort. I'm thinking a call to the local pastor and a promise to keep it clean and drop a donation off sounds reasonable. Has anyone tried this?

yup. it was a saturday evening and we were somewhere in Minnesota on a backroad and had stopped to look at the CG directory for an overnite spot. we were in a wide spot off the road with the 4-way flashers on when a car pulled up in front of us and an older gentleman got out and walked back towards us. he asked if we were in need of assistance and when we told him we were looking for a spot in which to overnite he offered us the use of his church parking lot. turns out he was the senior pastor. he gave us permission to use the genny and even offered us the use of his shower. the only condition he gave us was we had to be gone before the congregation started arriving for the 9am service. he did not ask for a donation but when we arrived home we sent a check along with a letter of thanks.