Hope Chapel

Hey! So, i live with a catholic dad and an agnostic mom. They really don't want me going to any other church service, except catholic...but i don't really like catholicism. so! i'm looking into a non-denominational church called Hope Chapel. Anyone hear of it?
Well..either way, i'm wondering if a non-denominational church is good... considering i've never really been to an actual church service.
thanks!

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Non-denominational is good but it is all a matter of the beholder and it is mostly a matter of prefrence. I have never heard of Hope Chapel and if you have never been to a contemporary protestant or in this case, non-denominational I can tell you some key beliefs and some things to expect. First of all most non-denominational churches are very Bible-centric and rely on the Word to determine matters of faith. That is different than the Catholic and Orthodox churches that rely more on the church traditions. The church is probably not as ornate as a Catholic service and it probably contemporary christian music, a greeting time and an altar call which is a time to come forward to the altar to pray for yourself or for another with the pastor.

I have found that these types of church settings, while less formal, still have a great love for the Lord and the people love seeing new faces usually so get familiar with people, meet the pastor and be sure to ask lots of questions about things you want to know. I wish you well on your quest!

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Ive been to one and Ive been to more formal churches, and I saw a great difference. Be prepared for more audience participation, contemporary music as mentioned, and a sermon. Good parts, and bad, for this denomination (and others). I'm still seeking myself

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i'm wondering if a non-denominational church is good... considering i've never really been to an actual church service.

It'll probably just take a little investigation and visiting around for you to find your church home. As for the question of non-denominational churches, however, I'd offer this--

These are really unaffiliated congregations. They are not, as some think, unaffected by the doctrinal views and decisions of the denominations or neutral on all the controversial issues that divide the denominations.

Sometimes they are nearly indistinguishable from a denominational congregation in that the pastor (and founder?) has been schooled in the views of some denomination or other but merely wanted to have a church that is his own and not part of his otherwise preferred denomination.

In any case, almost every non-denominational church teaches and believes a certain set of principles that some other Christian churches would agree with while yet others would reject as false teachings. In other words, the typical non-denominational church is merely a one-congregation denomination.

That could appeal to you, and I'm not intending anything negative by having said what I did. But you see that you'd also have to assess every non-denominational church individually.