Should Churches Have a Cover Charge?

I've been thinking of implementing a cover charge at the church. Bars do it all the time so why can't churches? I can hear it now,... "dude, you have to pay a cover charge to get into that church!"

It might sound crazy, but what if the cover charge was a canned food or some useful household item. My thought is we could give it to a local food bank, or find a way to get it into the hands of people who need it. Just a crazy thought of something we might be able to do that could meet somebody's need.

Of course if someone showed up without the cover charge item we'd still let em' in... maybe...

Sound off - what do you think of the cover charge idea? Do you have a better idea for the cover charge? Maybe we could charge different cover charges through the year to cover different needs. Let me know what you think.

BTW - If you think the cover charge idea stinks then maybe you'd like this idea better... The more generous you become, the more generous our church can become.