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Changing Churches
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Morning Brother JohnDB. Seeking truth especially during my earlier years of learning, I taught against certain things, and when I thought my doctrines had changed and were no longer the same, it wasn't long before we changed assemblies we attended. I've also experienced splits that basically changed the spiritual effectiveness of a ministry.
Morning Brother JohnDB. Seeking truth especially during my earlier years of learning, I taught against certain things, and when I thought my doctrines had changed and were no longer the same, it wasn't long before we changed assemblies we attended. I've also experienced splits that basically changed the spiritual effectiveness of a ministry.
Mike S
Member
I've been with just one church since moving to Connecticut 35 years ago. The United Methodist Church. I love my congregation, we're a conservative, traditional, Gospel-based congregation. Our New York Annual Conference, which includes 450 churches, however, has gone astray. They've decided that, contrary to UMC discipline, they are going to approve same sex marriages and ordination of sexually active gays pastors. This is part of a long struggle within the church. I may have to leave the UMC if traditional Gospel-based worship isn't upheld when the struggle is over.
I don't give a damn for our Conference leaders, but, I love our pastor and our congregation.
I don't give a damn for our Conference leaders, but, I love our pastor and our congregation.
Since our last church, which was nondenominational and we loved dearly, had to shut its doors due to unforeseen circumstances we have never found another in our area that we were Spiritually led to be apart of. Now anywhere like these forums where I can share and discuss the word of God with others is my Church.
The church I grew up in I and my husband stayed till our 50's..
The thing was I never made friends with any one, and after the church people juts took off in there cars like going to a race.........
The church we now attend is way different....... every one is friends ! And after the service the Pastor is talking to ever one
But, after a long time I notice he is asking some one to please close up for him......... because this part can go on for hours.
And him and some of us are hungry for lunch.. Sure am glad we found this church.....
Only thing is its a distance away...... Takes us one hour and ten min., and driving as fast as possible.......
The thing was I never made friends with any one, and after the church people juts took off in there cars like going to a race.........
The church we now attend is way different....... every one is friends ! And after the service the Pastor is talking to ever one
But, after a long time I notice he is asking some one to please close up for him......... because this part can go on for hours.
And him and some of us are hungry for lunch.. Sure am glad we found this church.....
Only thing is its a distance away...... Takes us one hour and ten min., and driving as fast as possible.......
stovebolts
Member
I switched churches for a brief time when my wife and I separated which was not helped by one of our Elders.
I enjoyed the denominational change, even though I disagreed with some of their core beliefs. The worship was wonderful and the pastor was exceptional.
When my wife and I reunited, I gathered all the Elders from my old congregation along with the new pastor and scripturally, we were able to hammer out our differences and be reconcilled.
My wife and I plan to attend both congregations while remaining members in our original congregation.
I enjoyed the denominational change, even though I disagreed with some of their core beliefs. The worship was wonderful and the pastor was exceptional.
When my wife and I reunited, I gathered all the Elders from my old congregation along with the new pastor and scripturally, we were able to hammer out our differences and be reconcilled.
My wife and I plan to attend both congregations while remaining members in our original congregation.
flyboy2610
Member
About two years ago, I felt the Lord telling me it was time to leave the church we had been attending for close to 15 years. They are having some tough times, dwindling membership, searching for a new pastor now, and some things I don't feel I should go into. The pastor was good, preaching a scripturally balanced view of mans sin and God's grace.
I have been saved long enough to know that when you feel the Lord telling you to do something you should just do it because you're going to be miserable until you do!
I did a lot of online research regarding local churches and narrowed it down to 3 that I felt we should check out.
When we went to the first of the three I knew the Lord was telling me "This is the one. Look no further." I didn't understand why we (I) were led to this particular church, until September of last year when a group of people who had the same thing my wife was struggling with was formed to have a bible centered group to deal with the struggle. Then I understood, and praise God for his provision and guidance.
The worship is good, the pastor is wonderful and preaches a balance of grace, repentance from sin, and love. The people are friendly, too. It's a nice place.
Thank you, Lord, for leading us there!
I have been saved long enough to know that when you feel the Lord telling you to do something you should just do it because you're going to be miserable until you do!
I did a lot of online research regarding local churches and narrowed it down to 3 that I felt we should check out.
When we went to the first of the three I knew the Lord was telling me "This is the one. Look no further." I didn't understand why we (I) were led to this particular church, until September of last year when a group of people who had the same thing my wife was struggling with was formed to have a bible centered group to deal with the struggle. Then I understood, and praise God for his provision and guidance.
The worship is good, the pastor is wonderful and preaches a balance of grace, repentance from sin, and love. The people are friendly, too. It's a nice place.
Thank you, Lord, for leading us there!
Watching Thomas
Member
In some of the small country towns I have been in, you can do a rotation of churches by going to the same building on Sunday at the same time every week. That's because the building is a tiny council hall and with no local ministers, visiting ministers come once a month. You might get two or three rotating over a month. Very different in the big city where you can have dozens of churches within easy driving distance.
And yes, I have changed churches. Changed as I felt my needs change or the church changed, like with a new minister. Was never really easy as it means breaking a familiar network, but sometimes it was easy from the perspective I felt I no longer fitted.
Watching Thomas
And yes, I have changed churches. Changed as I felt my needs change or the church changed, like with a new minister. Was never really easy as it means breaking a familiar network, but sometimes it was easy from the perspective I felt I no longer fitted.
Watching Thomas