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Good Evening,
After many years of searching for a church denomination, I settled on traditional (non-mainline) Anglicanism a few years back, and I don't regret it. I think the middle way of the Anglican tradition is closest among all existing churches to the way of the early church.
However, I am not theologically liberal on most issues, and I'm about to move to a place with absolutely no traditional Anglican churches. There is a very large, quite "liberal" (not sure how else to describe it) Episcopal Church in town. There are many other mainline churches as well (PC USA, Methodist, etc.)
The only traditional Protestant churches around are a couple of small Lutheran churches (LCMS, I think) and a couple of very small Presbyterian churches. All the others are evangelical, Baptist, etc., and I'm not a Baptist.
Honestly, I just don't know what to do. I don't feel like I fit into any of these options. I feel too traditional for mainline churches, I don't believe in believer's baptism (at all) so most Evangelical and Baptist churches are out, and I wouldn't even be eligible to take communion in a confessional Lutheran church because of my beliefs on the Lord's supper, and the local traditional Presbyterian churches are very small and not nearly sacramental enough for me.
Does anyone have any thoughts about this, helpful advice, etc.? I'm open to any and all suggestions, but I'm especially interested in the opinions of Anglicans (which is why I'm posting this thread here), since they are more likely to understand where I'm coming from theologically.
Thanks for your time!
After many years of searching for a church denomination, I settled on traditional (non-mainline) Anglicanism a few years back, and I don't regret it. I think the middle way of the Anglican tradition is closest among all existing churches to the way of the early church.
However, I am not theologically liberal on most issues, and I'm about to move to a place with absolutely no traditional Anglican churches. There is a very large, quite "liberal" (not sure how else to describe it) Episcopal Church in town. There are many other mainline churches as well (PC USA, Methodist, etc.)
The only traditional Protestant churches around are a couple of small Lutheran churches (LCMS, I think) and a couple of very small Presbyterian churches. All the others are evangelical, Baptist, etc., and I'm not a Baptist.
Honestly, I just don't know what to do. I don't feel like I fit into any of these options. I feel too traditional for mainline churches, I don't believe in believer's baptism (at all) so most Evangelical and Baptist churches are out, and I wouldn't even be eligible to take communion in a confessional Lutheran church because of my beliefs on the Lord's supper, and the local traditional Presbyterian churches are very small and not nearly sacramental enough for me.
Does anyone have any thoughts about this, helpful advice, etc.? I'm open to any and all suggestions, but I'm especially interested in the opinions of Anglicans (which is why I'm posting this thread here), since they are more likely to understand where I'm coming from theologically.
Thanks for your time!