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Post by Josh on Jan 19, 2008 16:57:33 GMT -8
A fun one here (hopefully) I know we're a pretty diverse group as far as what religious/ denominational/ church backgrounds some of us have (or lack thereof). I love that. I'm curious what kind of list we could compile if we threw names out there. Let's see-- how about the criteria would be churches you attended regularly for at least a couple months: I'll start: Apostolic Christian (20 years) Easthill Foursquare (7 years) Imago Dei (very brief): non-denominational Aletheia Christian Fellowship: non-denominational
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Post by Douglas on Jan 19, 2008 19:58:43 GMT -8
I grew up in conservative baptist churches Attended a Quaker church in high school Our home church in the states is Covenant/Reformed I also have a healthy dose of Pentecostal and of course Aletheia! that about covers it.
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Post by sarah on Jan 19, 2008 21:37:41 GMT -8
I consider myself a Foursquare gal at heart, but here is a more precise listing
Foursquare for most of my life Assembly of God for a few months Apa Via (Romania) Aletheia Christian Fellowship
"Parachurch" organizations : Pacific Ministries
A bit of Vineyard and such here and there. I even attended a baptist bible study in College
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Post by christopher on Jan 19, 2008 22:53:46 GMT -8
New Hope (non-denom) 1 year. Calvary Chapel (8-9 years) Valley View evangelical (4-5 months) Now, though we currently meet with a home group, I just consider myself a part of the " church of God who are in greater Portland". If the apostle Paul were writing a letter to us, that's how he'd address us.
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Post by robin on Jan 20, 2008 8:41:23 GMT -8
Free Methodist (Most of my childhood) Southern Baptist (2-3 Months) Foursquare (3 years) New Hope (2 Years)
We have had no particular Church affiliation for a over a year.
Robin
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Post by Josh on Jan 20, 2008 15:46:21 GMT -8
What foursquare church did you attend? (If you don't mind me asking)
Like I mentioned, we attended Easthill out in Gresham, and so did a handful of other Aletheites. And Aimee went to another foursquare church for quite a while, too.
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Post by robin on Jan 20, 2008 21:46:05 GMT -8
Sunnyside Foursquare. My boys went to the school there until it closed a couple years back.
Robin
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Post by Josh on Jan 20, 2008 21:52:48 GMT -8
Seriously? We live a stone's throw from there, btw.
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Post by Alex on Jan 25, 2008 19:35:38 GMT -8
United Methodist (3) (Latter Day Saints) (1) Babtist (1) Foursquare (2) Nazareen (1) Christian Fellowship (2)
The numbers are the number of churches from that denomination. Generally I've switched based on location changes, but occasionally for divergent goals. The LDS one is a bit of a cheat since we only went while visiting my cousins.
It's rare two churches of the same denomination are alike
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Post by tara on Feb 1, 2008 20:19:31 GMT -8
I grew up attending a Roman Catholic Church in McMinnville; Saint James. I began praying to God at around age 7-asking him to let me go to another church. I wasn't aloud to spend the night at friends's homes and go to church to them. As soon as I was 18, I left and explored a few churches where I went to college at University of Idaho. Once I married Fred, we attended a Friends church in Newberg while we attended George Fox. We were there for 2 years. Then, we started attending an Evangelical Covenant church. That is where we currently attend.
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Post by b on Feb 4, 2008 16:52:23 GMT -8
Some of these were brief exposures, but here goes:
0 Presbyterian (Valley Community youth group with friends ) Campus Crusade for Christ (WOU Campus, they gave me a bible) Quaker (Multnomah Meeting) American Orthodox (St. Nicholas) Reformed Evangelical (Christ Church) Non-denominational Christian (Living Faith Fellowship) Foursquare (East Hill) Aletheia Christian Fellowship
And who knows where I'll be attending next week! (just kidding Josh)
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Post by Josh on Feb 13, 2008 19:21:45 GMT -8
Brian, Your broad Church experience was one of the things I really appreciated about you when we first met. Because of this, and I'm sure other reasons, I feel like you have a very fair, balanced, informed, and open mind about differing expressions of the body of Christ. I think that's a real asset.
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Post by b on Feb 15, 2008 12:03:14 GMT -8
My list included churches that I attended as a guest with friends or with extended family.
There are others, of course that I attended once or twice out of curiosity ( like Imago Dei and Cornerstone in Gresham)
In the past, I felt like my church experience was broad but very shallow. I think one of the things I told you when I started was that I wanted an opportunity to have a deeper experience. I am glad that you have helped me to see that as an asset
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Post by Josh on Jul 22, 2008 9:44:52 GMT -8
Any of the new folks want to chime in here?
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Post by Margot on Jul 23, 2008 10:53:14 GMT -8
Gotta do some thinking here......hmmm... Roman Catholic (16 years of poor attendance!) Assembly of God (2 years or so) Bible Church (non-denom)-2 or three years Back to Assembly of God..another year Presbyterian ( very unfashionably evangelistic! One of my favorites:) 3 years Another Non-Denom Bible Church Yet Another Non-Denom Bible Church First Baptist (four years) Two more Non-Denom Bible Churches No consistent church body since June Well, guess the Non-Denom Bible Churches win. Good thing God is not counting! Thanks for the trip down memory lane
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Post by Josh on Jul 25, 2008 17:33:03 GMT -8
That's what you call a well-rounded ecclesiological education.
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Post by michelle on Jul 28, 2008 19:18:09 GMT -8
With the exception of Aletheia, there is only one church I've gone to on a regular basis and that is a non-denominational church. I did not grow up in a church and did not attend church regularly until college.
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