Know Your Radiants
Radiant
adjective – sending out light; shining or glowing brightly.
noun – a point or object from which light or heat radiates, such as a heating element in an electric or gas heater or a church or a car wash.
A Radiant Express Car Wash and a Radiant Church are located less than one mile from each other on West Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa. While they share identical names, they each offer entirely different services. How can you make sure you go to the right one, or more importantly, make sure you don’t go to the wrong place? We’ve prepared a simple guide on how to tell them apart…
WEBSITES
RADIANT CHURCH: weareradiant.com
RADIANT CAR WASH: radiantexpresscarwash.com
MISSION STATEMENTS
RADIANT CHURCH: “Discover the power of community and worship at Radiant Church in Tampa Bay. Our mission is to move people towards Christ, Community, & Calling.”
RADIANT CAR WASH: “A brighter,
smarter, faster clean. The Radiant way to wash your car.”
FEES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
RADIANT CHURCH: The suggested amount of tithing is 10% of your income but they’ll gratefully accept whatever you can afford. They offer “Investing in Eternity”, and you can give online, or by check or with stocks or cryptocurrency
RADIANT CAR WASH: A number of “club” options are available right now for just $15 a month (3 month trial), including the Radiant Ceramic Membership, which offers a ceramic coating that provides an enhanced shine and longer lasting protection
DRESS CODE
RADIANT CHURCH: None
RADIANT CAR WASH: None
WHAT THEY OFFER FOR KIDS
RADIANT CHURCH: “Our children’s ministry known as Radiant Kids provides a fun, safe, and engaging environment for kids to learn about God. Meanwhile, our YTH tackles relevant topics and helps teens navigate their faith in today’s world. We offer a middle school sunday experience for youth grades 6th-8th and Wednesday night services for all students in middle and high school.”
RADIANT CAR WASH: Kids can probably color or something if they want while they wait for you to wash your car. It’s important to note that Radiant Car Wash does NOT provide coloring books or crayons
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE IMMEDIATE TAMPA BAY AREA
RADIANT CHURCH: 10
RADIANT CAR WASH: Currently 4, with more coming.
HOT WAX
RADIANT CHURCH: No
RADIANT CAR WASH: Yes
BUFF AND DRY
RADIANT CHURCH: No
RADIANT CAR WASH: Yes
TIRE SHINE
RADIANT CHURCH: No
RADIANT CAR WASH: Yes
RAIN REPEL
RADIANT CHURCH: Maybe metaphorically, if you think of trials and tribulations as “rain” (as in “Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall” – the Ink Spots, 1944)
RADIANT CAR WASH: Yes
FREE COFFEE
RADIANT CHURCH: Yes
RADIANT CAR WASH: No
SOFTBALL TEAM
RADIANT CHURCH: Maybe? Doesn’t say on their web site
RADIANT CAR WASH: Same, but probably not
