Posted on 06/21/2011 3:51:29 PM PDT by NoGrayZone
Okay, here's the deal in a long story short. I was raised Lutheran, moved out to Long Island and continued to be raised in St. Paul's Lutheran Church.
Aunt Jeannie (my name sake) has been a member since. I decided years ago I wanted back, so I went.
I did not feel Him there, thought it was me. I kept looking around the congregation, thinking it was me. After a while, I realized it wasn't (a couple of things happened after that confirmed it wasn't me).
Anywho, the icing on the cake was my Aunt Jeannie stopped going as well. After almost 30 years she felt the change as well. I looked up our church and saw they were apart of the "accept homosexuals as Pastors" crowd. That was 1 of the things that confirmed it was not me.
But my Aunt Jeannie leaving was the icing on the cake.
Here's our delima. Both of us are July babies. She is the 2nd, I am the 18th. We decided on 7/17 we would find a church to attend (we both want one to belong to and believe in), then go have brunch to discuss.
She is much more open minded than I am, but I promised her I would be open minded, if just for an hour, on that day.
I said to her, during our conversation "how do we know if the "Pastor" is a homo or not. She believes He is with us no matter where we are. I agree....to a point. I don't believe a homosexual can be one of His Shepard's leading His herd if that is so.
There have been so many "demoninations" coming out for homosexual "Shepard's" I have NO idea where to begin.
I have called a few churches and left messages for the Pastor to call back so I can interview Him (no lady Pastors for me).
Any advise to where we can look? Anyone know anything about Presbyterians?
Beautiful. Brings back memories of my trip to Eastern Europe — Warsaw was among the countries we visited.
Aw thanks!! =). I decided to drop in their Bible study first, before I go to their church.
http://www.st-luke-lutheran.org/
Thanks to Charles, he found a list of churches suitable for what I was looking for. This one was the closest.
And thanks to caww for the great idea of going to a Bible study first.
By 7/17, I will be sure to have a church my Aunt Jeannie and I can start going to!
I noted on the churches web site some of the Pastor’s sermons are listed for the listening....that too will give you some idea if his style of preaching and teachings, as well as his delivery is something you can learn and grow from.
Thanks to Charles, he found a list of churches suitable for what I was looking for. This one was the closest.
Glad to hear it, and glad to be of help. Let me know how things go.
Good for you. God’s blessings on you and your new home.
Sorry Charles, my post #385 was meant for NoGrayZone. Somehow the names got mixed up in the header.
Thank you, Rev. Henrickson, for helping NoGrayZone here.
The internet can do a great deal of damage by spreading wickedness widely, but it can also do a lot of good. Things like this — helping people find a church — are a perfect example of how somebody on one side of the country can ask a question and get helped by people literally from the other side of the country to get what they need, even if what they need is in their own neighborhoods.
Regarding the LCMS Churches on Long Island, I can personally vouch for the pastors at St. James (my own church), St. Luke, and Resurrection Garden City as being excellent churches and pastors. A complete list of the LCMS churches in the area is at http://www.ad-lcms.org/.
Just an FYI, St. James’ website is out of date and for the summer Sunday services are at 8.30 and 10, not 8.30 and 11.
That is the one I have chosen!
so, what did you finally decide, ngz, if I might ask?
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