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Church Pushes Sex Challenge For Members

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The Rev. Paul Wirth explains the 30-Day Sex Challenge to his congregation at Relevant Church in Ybor City.

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By STEPHEN HAMMILL | The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 17, 2008

TAMPA - Ybor City's 3-year-old Relevant Church offered a unique challenge to its members Sunday: 30 straight days of sex, or no sex at all.

It's called the 30-Day Sex Challenge. Married couples are expected to have sex at least once a day, every day, for a month. Single people are to abstain from any sexual activity for the same period.

Head pastor Paul Wirth, 39, delivered the challenge to the married couples, citing the statistics: About half of all marriages end in divorce.

"And that's no different for people who attend church," he said. "Sometimes life gets in the way. Our jobs get in the way."

Sarah Bassil of Tampa and Tim Jones of Clearwater are engaged to be married in a year and have been attending Relevant Church since the summer.

"We're going to take the challenge," Bassil said. "We talked about it, and we both realize the importance of doing things the right way."

Jones said it would be a tough month.

"I think it's worth trying to find out other things about each other," he said.

Participants are invited to share their thoughts about the challenge on the church's blog, www.30daysexchallenge.com.

For information, call (813) 242-4800, or go to www.relevantchurch.com.

Reporter Stephen Hammill can be reached at (813) 865-1523 or at shammill@tampatrib.com.

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