Leaving my Parent's Church

Tbh it sounds like your mom is kind of being manipulative. You're 27, you're an adult. You're not doing anything wrong!

While I haven't exactly left my family's church (yet), I have made a decision that I'm the only one at peace about. I'm going away to college this fall and my family and friends are upset with my decision, even though I feel like it's God's will for my life. They expected me to stick around at a community college for a while longer, but I can't if I'm being called elsewhere. While it can be hard doing something against the will of those around you, I just try to remember Jesus' words in Luke 4:26...

"If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple."

And: "I tell you the truth," Jesus said to them, "no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God will fail to receive many times as much in this age and, in the age to come, eternal life." Luke 18:29-30

God wants us to put him first, and that may mean making sacrifices in our personal lives to do what God is calling us and has planned for us to do.

I understand the emotional conflict. My dad was pastor in a denomination that I eventually left. It took me until I was 55 to do it. Although my dad was then deceased, I still left with trepidation and guilt. My mother gave me her blessing. Still it took me 4 years to finalize my decision. Although the process of leaving was difficult, once done I have no regrets. My new affiliation has nurtured my faith in ways I had never thought possible. Follow your heart and where God leads you. You may end up in an amazing place.

And, I recommend you don't wait until you are 55 to do it. It will not become any easier if you wait, and you may only be depriving yourself of some years of joy in a new place.