One In Jesus

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I’ve compiled a list of Churches of Christ recommended by readers here over the years. I just realized that the recent post asking for recommendations in the Orlando area repeated an earlier post asking the same question, so that I already had recommendations in hand. I’m getting old and the old memory cells are failing … And so it seems wise to make a list.

(You know, I really should ask congregations receiving new members via this blog (and there are many) to pay some sort of referral fee — maybe the first three months’ tithes — like a job placement agency. 😉 )

Some readers may well want to ask to have their home congregation listed, which is fine. (Mine is.) Make the recommendation via the comments, not by private email, as this will give other readers the ability to comment on the suggestion.

I, of course, reserve the right to decide whether a church is recommendable — but normally, I leave that to the readers, who have proven most wise over the years.

Finally, if you make a recommendation, please include the link to the church’s website. That saves me from having to post the address, etc., and the gives the readers a chance to check the church out a bit before visiting.

PS — Congregational websites have gotten to be VERY important, because this is how people “pre-visit” the church before really visiting it. That’s why we’re the in process of upgrading our webpage.

I get emails —

I’m writing you because I truly don’t know what else to do. I have been a member in good standing of the COC in Philadelphia for many years. By a journey I believe orchestrated by God, I’ve come to know some truths that you speak on, which have placed me in a position of feeling completely isolated in my very conservative congregation where every Sunday is preached be perfect or go to hell. And, of course, we are the only ones going to heaven.

I leave church feeling horrible, hardly ever encouraged. I feel alone, hypocritical because I don’t share their beliefs. Yet, I don’t believe denominationalism is right either. I love my sisters and brothers, have found it difficult to even think of leaving; but I can’t stand what I hear when I go to church. Could you recommend a church near Philadelphia to worship? To be honest,my attendance lately has been very poor. I don’t feel I’m doing my best for Christ.

Readers?