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I agree with you. Many mainline churches have turned away from the message of salvation, repentance, holiness, righteousness. I was a Methodist much of my life and never heard about salvation. I got saved in a little Baptist Church. I thank God that the pastor called on my neighbors and invited me to that church. Now I belong to a growing spirit filled church, a well balanced one where you hear the Word and have terrific worship and prayer. I respect my pastors because I know they are spirit-filled men who pray and preach God's word without legalism or compromise. It's a joy to be in church on Sunday morning. I was Episcopalian for most of my childhood and sang in the choir and loved the formality of it then. (The benches were soooo hard. I remember that!) God brought me to this church when I moved back to town. I've been here almost 20 years now and it is truly my loving family. I have confidence in my pastors. They aren't leading us down a path that leads to nowhere. My faith is continually challenged and encouraged to grow. I praise God for them. I was in other churches long enough to know that they were pitching hay out of an empty wagon, so to speak.