I had intended to post this earlier, but have been busy.
Last Sunday I visited my local Presbyterian Church (website here) less than five minutes away. I've only been to two other churches before, one of which is an Independent Christian Church (my home church) and a Baptist Church. So needless to say, this was a very different experience. I really did like it though. It was a pretty small congregation, so every one noticed me. They were all very nice and forgiving of me not knowing the process (e.g., holding hands during the final prayer, etc.). The one thing that disappointed me, though I expected it and know that most churches do this, is that they do not do weekly communion. My home church and the Baptist church I visited always had weekly communion. I've gone to my home church since I was nine months old, so weekly communion is something I've always done. It just felt weird being in church and not doing it.
Still though I'm really glad I went and will probably go back sometime in the future. I enjoyed myself so much I'll probably visit some other local churches of different denominations. I'm not looking to change churches now or anything, but I liked the experience of seeing other churches and how they do things. I do plan to move to a nearby town within the next year and if that happens I'll probably start attending a Presbyterian Church regularly, as I doubt I'll want to make the drive in to my current church. Either way, Presbyterians rock!
Last Sunday I visited my local Presbyterian Church (website here) less than five minutes away. I've only been to two other churches before, one of which is an Independent Christian Church (my home church) and a Baptist Church. So needless to say, this was a very different experience. I really did like it though. It was a pretty small congregation, so every one noticed me. They were all very nice and forgiving of me not knowing the process (e.g., holding hands during the final prayer, etc.). The one thing that disappointed me, though I expected it and know that most churches do this, is that they do not do weekly communion. My home church and the Baptist church I visited always had weekly communion. I've gone to my home church since I was nine months old, so weekly communion is something I've always done. It just felt weird being in church and not doing it.
Still though I'm really glad I went and will probably go back sometime in the future. I enjoyed myself so much I'll probably visit some other local churches of different denominations. I'm not looking to change churches now or anything, but I liked the experience of seeing other churches and how they do things. I do plan to move to a nearby town within the next year and if that happens I'll probably start attending a Presbyterian Church regularly, as I doubt I'll want to make the drive in to my current church. Either way, Presbyterians rock!