Anyone Else? discussion

Talk about, and tell us about, your church, if you attend!

I go to a Southern Baptist Church!

@imaflippingunicorn-I live close to that church!
I go to First Baptist Church. I used to go to Temple Hill but we decided to switch because we thought it was time for a change.

I go to Weslyan Pentecostal Church (WPC) of Elizabeth City.

@SHINE: My family had to do that for 5 1/2 years before we found another church we liked.

My dad is the pastor there, and we've been here for almost two years. I'm a member, and have been... for almost two years. Lol I've been saved since the age of eight, and have been a member of all of the churches we've attended.
@Emily, the reason you should become a member of your church, at least this is the reason in Baptists, is because you can not do certain things within the church if you are not. You can not lead, teach, or often help in certain ways because you are not "officially" a part of that church. It's always good to be a member.

Same. I think I'm going to have my own class for VBS this year. So, that will be fun!

My dad’s a pastor of a really small nondenominational church. Like... three families :D

that's cool though Joey! My sister going to college to become a pastor. :)

I'm a Catholic. I am I part of a tight-knit community. Many, many people in my town are Baptist.

aww...that's so cute! If that was me i would be stuttering in front of everyone. :(

no not really. I mean for like baptism and stuff they share your testimony and stuff, and you can go up to the front and pray, but that's really it.

yeah, we have that and something else called discovery where they do these groups for parents and kids, like there's a technology one to help keep kids safe and stuff.

yeah, do you guys have one?

thats cool. Do you do a youth group or anything on wednesdays or sunday nights?

we do like a quick "sermon" which is like 20 minutes and sometimes a video. then we go into small groups and talk about it, then come back out and do music and play a game, so. :)

Mine does! My family is practically the whole church, being we are still building, lol.

All of us who are here in Colorado go to the same church. I have three older siblings who live in Florida and obviously don’t come to our church (except when they are visiting)

My whole family goes! We live right by our church being we're the pastors family, and all of us are under the age of fifteen, so even if we didn't want to we wouldn't have a choice. Lol But we all want to.

@Joey (or Joseph🤷‍♀️Lol) Some could argue that there is only two families attending our church. Everyone is related to everyone! It's a small town. Lol And then there's us, who moved here about two years ago.

@Emily, Wow, we don't have to speak in front of everyone. We just have to come down, talk and pray with the pastor, and then stand in front of the church while he announces it because it's a very important and exciting thing for someone to join a church! And then everyone will come down and congratulate them. That's all!

Yeah, I totally get it, but I think our family is often that one. I mean, we don't ever get there late, but we have a five and a seven year old and we sit on the front row. Also, our dad's the pastor, so he can't help. Lol We can sometimes be a little bit of a distraction. But I get it. Come on people! You're late. Punishment: Back row!

We always sit in the same seat, and mass is an hour.

how big is your family?

I sit in the front row with my six people family. Because our dad is the pastor, and we've just always sat there.

@imaflippingunicorn- i have an older sister and brother, but do animals count? 😂😂

WOW! are you the oldest?

I have seven siblings but only four of them come to church with us. All six of us sit in the front and our dad preaches

Oh, and we have a dog and like... seven(?) cats

I only have one dog and cat, but we're getting another dog soon.

the puppy we're getting is a springerdoodle and we think our other one is a springerdoodle too. The lady who sold her to us lied about her breed so we don't really know.

Joey wrote: "Oh, and we have a dog and like... seven(?) cats"

I have a cat! Seven is wow! A ton! XD

My family consists of both my parents (been married for 28 years this July) I have three older sisters, five little sisters and two little brothers and we all go to the same church and my dad is the pastor. We just started this switchback in February. And it's under construction, so we have like advertised much. Occasionally out friend brings some of his friends and then some other friends will visit.

Wow, congrats Emily! I wish my church had more members. We actually have 5 others churches that are in the same organization that we fellowship with.

Well, I'm my home church there is 12 right now... But in the organization a whole lot more, I haven't ever counted. 😂

Our church only has about twenty or so
That’s so exciting Emily! Expanding is always fun (okay not always, but a lot of the time)

I have four sisters. One lives with her mom. And I don't have any pets, and our church has an average of thirty people attending on Sunday mornings.

Oh wow! Lots of family

Yeah, everyone is related to everyone in our church. Except for us, because we moved there, and don't have any family closer than five hours away from us.

Once or twice. And yeah, it was horrible

I think the last time I was in a Mega Church, I was a baby. And apparently I screamed and cried because the music was too loud. xD
My church is a small Baptist Church. We have about 30ish people, give or take. I've never really counted.
My whole family goes. My mom, dad, older, and younger sister. :)

Basically a giant church. Usually with 1000s or even 10,000s in the congregation. Lots of people.

I've been to a few. I wouldn't want to be a member, but, if you want to go to church as a visitor, and don't want to talk to anyone, you should go there.

Lol

Right?

I'm not a big fan of talking. I'd rather sit around and listen than talk, unless i'm with a group of friends or been with the person for an hour or two.

Perhaps I sound dumb here, but what is purgatory?

Anna ~ Don't let anyone dull your sparkle ~ wrote: "Perhaps I sound dumb here, but what is purgatory?"

The waiting period between heaven and hell.

If ya'll were wondering why I deleted all my previous posts, it's because my Mom made me.

OK, not sure if you understand. You can't just disagree that Catholics aren't Christians BECAUSE THEY ARE. Catholics were the ORIGINAL Christians, then the church split in two. If anything, Baptist, Methodist, and whatever -the-else-you-are aren't the Christians.
Here some more facts for you <3:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East%E2...
Oh also, a quote for you, from everyone' favorite Wikipedia:
"The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 200–260 million baptized members"
Did you catch that? The second largest CHRISTIAN church?

Sorry if I'm a little salty. But before you tell me what I believe, read up on it first. You can learn more about what we believe in here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern...

Emily wrote: "Anna ~ Don't let anyone dull your sparkle ~ wrote: "Perhaps I sound dumb here, but what is purgatory?"

Purgatory is where Catholics think they go after they die. It is a place of suffering where t..."

Excuse me, it is not a place of suffering. It is the in-between. It's neutral. You are not punished, you do not suffer. It's just "Meh," compared to the heaven and hell.

Tbh I don’t care what Wikipedia says. A Christian is someone who believes Christ came and died on the cross for the sins of man, and then rose again on the third day. And they accept God unto their heart, NOT BY WORKS, but by faith and belief. Christianity isn’t about a denomination. It’s about belief.
You’re fine, I hope I wasn’t being salty :/
If you wanna keep talking I would suggest we move this to the debate topic.