Now mind you, this was not some tiny little church in some backwater place
I live in the south, so every church I have ever been in in this state has had air conditioning. I would never have ever thought that any church could exist without air conditioning, in fact. I was proven wrong, however. I went on a little pilgrimage to a northeastern city that I have always wanted to visit, and that is where I discovered that there are lots of churches that do not have air conditioning. I was a bit taken aback to learn that they simply never wanted to spend the money to install air conditioning. I am almost certain that it is not even legal to build a building in our state without having plans for a/c included. Anyway, the matriarch of an old family friend passed away, and I made the trip up north to attend her funeral. I arrived, wearing a long-sleeved blouse, which was a mistake. I had no idea that there would be no air conditioning in the church. Now mind you, this was not some tiny little church in some backwater place. It was a great big church that has been in that same spot in the 1700s! There are many very prominent families who belong to this church, too, and it is surprising to me that the pastors never requested funds from the parishioners so they could install a/c. They do have a furnace because it is in the northeast, so they need heaters. Let me tell you, it was not fun going to a funeral in a crowded church in the summer without a/c!