What's a non-denominational?

[Landon Caeli]

I've never driven down the road and seen a "non-denominational" Church. But I've seen every other kind. Why?

 

[Albion]

You mean, I take it, that you've never seen a church that includes the word in its name.

 

[Landon Caeli]

You mean, I take it, that you've never seen a church that includes the word in its name.

What does that mean in laymans terms?

 

[Landon Caeli]

...And everytime I ask, I get some shrouded respose, like it's a secret or something.

Is this an underground church?

 

[salt-n-light]

What does that mean in laymans terms?

Like you never seen a non-denom have it’s title “non-denomination” in the name of their church like the other denominations like “St Paul Episcopial church” or “St Thomas Baptist Church”

 

[salt-n-light]

Sometimes it’s called a Bible Church or Bible Chapel. But I’ve seen a couple where they said “non-denominational” in their title

Most time though they wouldn’t distinguish that in the naming of the church. The point is that it’s independent.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

I've never driven down the road and seen a "non-denominational" Church. But I've seen every other kind. Why?

Because you never passed one, or didn't look in the right direction when you did.
(do you have a drivers license? is it denominational or non-denominational? )

 

[Landon Caeli]

Like you never seen a non-denom have it’s title “non-denomination” in the name of their church like the other denominations like “St Paul Episcopial church” or “St Thomas Baptist Church”

Are you doubting my honesty? Yes, I've never seen it!

 

[Landon Caeli]

Because you never passed one, or didn't look in the right direction when you did.
(do you have a drivers license? is it denominational or non-denominational? )

I have a CDL license, bud. Class A. And I don't understand the last sentence in your parentheses.

 

[salt-n-light]

Are you doubting my honesty? Yes, I've never seen it!

That wasn’t a question. I was just explaining what Albion meant in simpler terms.

 

[dqhall]

I've never driven down the road and seen a "non-denominational" Church. But I've seen every other kind. Why?

Usually a community church not affiliated with a major denomination such as Catholic, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, Southern Baptist etc.

Many of these churches are small such as meeting in a rented office or storefront space, meeting in a park, meeting in a house, or renting space in a public school on Sundays. Some of these non-denominational churches are mega-churches with thousands attending each week. One televangelist in Dallas had over 15,000 attending in a week.

 

[Albion]

What does that mean in laymans terms?

Well, I've seen countless non-denom churches. So when you say that you have not, I wonder if what you mean is only that you haven't seen one that has a sign out front proclaiming it to be Oakville Non-Denominational Church (or something like that).

 

[AnnaDeborah]

In the UK, they are often called 'chapels' or 'missions', usually either with the name of the town/village in front, e.g. 'Newtown Mission' or a place name from the Bible 'Bethel Chapel'. Or it will just be called Newtown Church for example. It's basically any church that isn't part of a group or affiliation, such as Baptist, Methodist, Anglican, Pentecostal...

Non-denominational is also a term used to describe individuals who don't feel particularly affiliated to any denomination. So, for example, although I am currently a member of a Baptist church, if someone asked my denomination, I wouldn't describe myself as Baptist, but as non-denominational. This is because whenever I move to a new area, I simply look for the nearest Bible-believing church, regardless of denomination, so if I move again, I may end up at a non-denominational church or at a church of a different denomination!

I don't know why you have been getting guarded responses, because non-denom churches certainly aren't a secret!

 

[AlexDTX]

I've never driven down the road and seen a "non-denominational" Church. But I've seen every other kind. Why?

It means it is a Mom and Pop business that has not joined a franchise.

 

[Hank77]

I've never driven down the road and seen a "non-denominational" Church. But I've seen every other kind. Why?

How about one that says the maybe the name of a town followed by Community Church?

...And everytime I ask, I get some shrouded respose, like it's a secret or something.

Is this an underground church?

None of these answers are shrouded and I think we have answered this question before in another thread.

Anyway, post #11 answers your question very well.

 

[Landon Caeli]

Can I go to a non-denominal Church? Even though I'm Catholic?

 

[Landon Caeli]

How about one that says the maybe the name of a town followed by Community Church?

Yes, I've seen that. So that's the same thing then?

Anyway, post #11 answers your question very well.

I liked #11 too.

 

[2tim_215]

1 Corinthians 1:10-13 (KJV)
10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

Paul is telling us that Christ church should be unified. Those who claim to be
"non-denominational" are not associated with a particular group (or denomination such as Baptist, Pentecostal, Lutheran, seventh day Adventist, Methodist, etc.) and are simply associated with Christ.

 

[salt-n-light]

Can I go to a non-denominal Church? Even though I'm Catholic?

You can go to whichever church that have sound biblical doctrine.

But heads up a lot of the sacraments are basically void in a non-denominational Church. It’s a pretty bare bones approach.

 

[Landon Caeli]

I think I'm going to go to Harvest next weekend. Is that non-denominational?

https://www.harvest.org/crusades-and-events/2018-socal/event-details