After not being involved with any church for a long time, how do you go about finding a religion and church?
acire15 asked the question:
I was born and raised catholic, but after 2nd grade, my family moved and we never really got back into church. Now, i am 26 and am looking to find some spirituality in my life. Catholisism seems a little dark. I think I’m leaning more towards a christian based religion, but how do you know which denomination to go into? methodist, assembly of god, presbyterian, lutheran, etc? do you church hop until you are comfortable? or do you research first? what do all the religions stand for? how do you find a good church?
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17 Responses to “After not being involved with any church for a long time, how do you go about finding a religion and church?”
Ever though about plain old fashioned humanism?
As far as I’m concerned, the churches that handle live snakes and speak in Tongues are the only Real Church.
What about living your life to the best of your ability, without recourse to man-made myths or religions?
Ask God to find you a nondenominational church that preaches sound doctorine.
DO THE WILL OF GOD
You need to find a home church, be obedient, follow his word, be baptized with the holy spirit, show your self approved and do the will of God (Mark 16: 15 - 18)
The best way is to be searching for something. Give each church you are interested in time to grow on you some you will know in a hurry are not for you. When you find the right church you will just know. That is about all I can tell you. It happened that way for me. I must of been to at least 100 churches in my lifetime. I was always searching but now I can not imagine being anywhere but where I am. Funny thing is I am 50 miles away from where I was raised. Had I found this church sooner I am sure I would still be here.
a lot of churches have websites now that you can look into depending on where you live i would find one that’s true to the word of God, find one that’s nondenominational.
Research and church hopping are what many do…have done it myself to see what each religion was like amid the Christian community…but…I did it with lots of prayer before, during, and after, lol.
Ask God to open some doors to where HE thinks you should go….then, expect it to happen, and, you will eventually know when God is leading you somewhere….you will have a “peace” about going to a particular church…
God be with you in your search…
Might I suggest a good Bible based church? See if you have a ‘word’ church. They are usually very well grounded in the Bible.If you can’t get to one of those check for a non-denominational church. They have a tendency to teach the Bible and NOT what so and so ‘thinks’ the Bible says. Religions of today mostly miss the mark as far as what the Bible REALLY says. Another way to tell if you are in a good church is to read the Bbile for yourself and measure what is taught against what you read. Get a good version such as the New King James or a good study Bible.
and remember, you will NEVER find a perfect church…they are all full of sinners =) Just find one that lines up with what the Bible says.
That’s an awfully daring question to ask the folks on Yahoo. Prepare to be proselytized by zealouts of every flavor. Personally, I have strong opinions about this after having been a Baptist pastor’s wife. I wouldn’t reccomend the Baptist church at all, Southern, Independent or otherwise. If you’re interested in a dignified, reverent service, try a Presybyterian or an Episcopalian church. If you’re looking for a rollicking time with loud music and possibly even moshing, try a Pentecostal church. If you want something conservative and mildly legalistic but still accepting, try a United Methodist. If you’re still examining your beliefs and going to learn rather than to find a specific niche, read up on denominations and doctrines. You may find you’re more Unitarian than anything; you may find that C. S. Lewis gives you the heebie-jeebies or you just don’t get D. L. Moody or Charles Spurgeon (actually, in my opinion C.S. Lewis is the most rational Christian I’ve ever read — and very few are rational.). Good luck on your journey. You sound like an intelligent & open minded person. Education is the most important tool you have, so be sure to do your homework!
i to am doing some spirituality looking to
i have so many questions and not a lot of answers
my family is Lutheran we didn’t go to church though
so I’m researching right now
i think you should go to a church that feels right and what you believe in and until then don’t stop looking
If you live near a protestant church, visit there.
People in church will welcome you if it is a “friendly church”. If they aren’t friendly, visit another. God knows you’re seeking and He’ll guide you. Above all, find a church where the Pastor preaches the Bible and that Jesus died for our sins. That’s the most important thing.
Baptists believe in salvation by grace through faith, that is that God sent His Son, Jesus, to die for us and if we accept Him by faith, He will save us. God bless you.
Don’t focus on the “religion,” focus on Jesus. It is most important to be in a bible-based teaching / preaching Church where you are free to worship and God’s presence abides. When we moved to a new area it took us as long as as 2 years for my husband and I to find which Assemblies of God church that the Lord wanted us at. We visited, and visted, and visited some more. But then one day we went into a Church and we instantly knew that it was the missing piece to the puzzle. When you find it, the Lord will let you know. And if you are patient, it will be worth the wait. God bless you!
# 1 Religion shouldn’t be what you are looking for it is a relationship with God that you want. #2 Seek God for your answers and not us, man will steer you in all different directions. God is seeking for those to worship him in truth and spirit. #3 Seeking God from your heart and reading your Bible, but ask God were he wants you to read at and go to were he places it on your heart to read and pray for his knowledge, wisdom, and understanding, of his word.
Ok. First you need to make sure that the church is Christian. Although I’m not protestant the list of ‘rules’ for Christianity found at is really good (or for a brief view). I go to an AOG (Assembly of God) I started going, stayed for the music, invited Jesus into my life and have never stopped questioning what is happening in Christianity, science and the universe in general. I can also ‘Church hop’ if I’m out of town due to the consistencies in the basic theology between the AOG and many other denominations (like the Salvation Army for example), the website will also help you locate consistent churches and the site has information on the AOG movement.
God Bless and I hope you find what you are searching for.
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Ask the Lord to direct you to the church he wants you to go to,and my advice to you is a holy spirit filled church ,a church were you see lives changed bondages broken,holiness,truth,non denominational has suited me a name on a religion is just that a name we are all part of the body of Christ we just have different functions ask God He knows were he wants you to go to grow and be all you can be.Be blessed Lisa
You can not find the true church by looking for a denomination. A denomination only follows part of (i.e. is denominated) Christiianity. Look for a church that follows the bible and New Testament alone. Compare the teachings with what is written. Chances are, but not always, that the sign on the front of the building will have a biblical name on it: Church of Christ, for instance. When the church is mentioned in the bible it always referenced ownership: Church of God, Church of the Firstborn. Never a philosphy. Christ said He would build His church. Therefore it is appropriate to reference His ownership. I.E. Church of Christ. I was Catholic too and found this to be the oldest (undenominated) church that closely follows the teachings of the early 1st century church.
Good solid questions. I was raised an atheist and came into the church a little more than ten years ago. I joined because I realized that humanism and atheism are empty philosophies and cannot provide a reasonable foundation for human life. I have since learned that many churches have embraced both and are ignorant of what the Gospel really teaches. I suggest you look for a conservative “confessional” church - I am in a Lutheran congregation - that focusses on Christ’s redemption of the world. Be careful, any group or person can hang out a shingle and call itself a “church” - there are no controls or regulations - and many established churches have rejected the Gospels and embraced humanism. Visit ‘trueu.org’ and browse the articles there, particularly “Ask Theophilous” for some good information.