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Post by No Screen Name on Mar 17, 2008 15:44:03 GMT -5
...you grew up in?
I was raised AME and I LOVE it! I love the history, the order of service, the church organizations (such as the Womens' Missionary Society and the Young People's Division), the conferences and the people I've grown up with over the years that I met through the church (most of them, anyway). I do not *EVER* plan to leave the AME church unless God Himself leads me someplace else. I might leave my church...but it will be to go to another AME church.
However, most of the folks who grew up with me and attended my childhood church don't share my sentiment. Only a handful stayed. A good DOZEN folks left and went to this mega-church across town with huge TV screens coming out of the ceiling, 50-11 services each Sunday, bunches of "ministries" and "groups", etc. Other friends who grew up AME don't really seem to have much affinity to the denomination.
What about you? Is denomination important? Are you the same denomination as what you grew up in?
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Post by 123Diva on Mar 17, 2008 16:01:47 GMT -5
I did leave my denomination.
Denomination is not as important to me as the actual feel of the church and whether or not the sermons/practices, etc... are scripturally based ALL of the time. I rather not mention the denomination I grew up in, but currently I attend a non-denominational church and I am loving it...
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Post by Search1906 on Mar 17, 2008 16:08:20 GMT -5
<----Grew up AME worship at a UMC church full of baptist. LOL
To me its not the church but if the word is being preached and if the mission lines up with that which God has called his people to do.
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Post by MochaD on Mar 17, 2008 19:45:52 GMT -5
<---Raised baptist
<---Attended a rather small close knitted family oriented baptist church
<---Still attends a baptist church
<---Attends a mega church
<---would prefer a small baptist chuch
<---loves my pastor's delivery and the way he teaches the word
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Post by No Screen Name on Mar 17, 2008 21:34:14 GMT -5
Mocha--I've been meaning to ask you this--what is that smiley face in your siggy playing with when he swats the "e" away?
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Post by MochaD on Mar 17, 2008 21:58:52 GMT -5
He's dancing with something it seems...
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Post by DamieQue™ on Mar 18, 2008 6:02:30 GMT -5
The smiley is playing with the Firefox logo - another popular browser type - many say (and I personally feel) is better than Internet Explorer
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Post by CrimsonENDvy on Mar 18, 2008 8:50:58 GMT -5
<---was raised Catholic
<---often attends Baptist churches
<---doesn't really recognize denomination
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Post by DamieQue™ on Mar 18, 2008 8:55:15 GMT -5
<---= could probably not do Catholicism (too much stuff that's foundationally admist)
<---= raised in a Methodist Church
<---= most often attends Baptist Churches
<---= has gone to A.M.E. Churches
<---= gone to non-denominational Churches also
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Post by lpitd16 on Mar 18, 2008 9:20:26 GMT -5
<----was raised in the Missionary Baptist Church;
<----attended an AME Church while in undergrad under "Watch Care";
<----has attended churches of various denominations, including non-denominational churches;
<----will more than likely remain Missionary Baptist.
Nothin' like a little Dr. Watts hymn during Devotion:
(Bro. Deacon) "Father, I stretch my hand to Thee."
(Congregation) "Fa-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-thuh-uh-uh-uh-uh..."
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Post by No Screen Name on Mar 18, 2008 9:26:23 GMT -5
<---= could probably not do Catholicism (too much stuff that's foundationally admist) I agree with this 100%. Me and my father actually had this discussion about a month ago. There are waaaaaaayyyy too many "sticking points" for me to ever be Catholic. |
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Post by water on Mar 18, 2008 10:07:30 GMT -5
I did my easter speeches in the methodist church i was baptized at Antioch Baptist Church (High School College years) young adult years was a member of Omega Church Inc. at 35 i became a member of the Body of Yahshua 7 years later and i am still a faithful member...... and yes i have paid my dues but i am still going through a process. My church is the best you get plenty of REST 
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Post by CrimsonENDvy on Mar 18, 2008 10:10:15 GMT -5
<---= could probably not do Catholicism (too much stuff that's foundationally admist) I agree with this 100%. Me and my father actually had this discussion about a month ago. There are waaaaaaayyyy too many "sticking points" for me to ever be Catholic. Hmm...can you elaborate?? |
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Post by water on Mar 18, 2008 10:17:10 GMT -5
Queen of Heaven people Stand up.........
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Post by jay0heavenly on Mar 18, 2008 10:32:56 GMT -5
I grew up Baptist and now go to a non-denominational church mainly. I have fellowship with Baptist, Pentecostal, Methodist, etc. To me the only thing that matters is if the specific church teaches the truth in love. If they do, then their good in my book, but if not, they can't use a denomination to justify foolishness.
Denominations aren't for me though... heck, even non-denominational churches have their own "denomination" insomuch as they have set doctrine and affiliations.
*shrugs*
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Post by kingdelta on Mar 18, 2008 14:45:32 GMT -5
I was raised Baptist and am now CME since that's where my husband is.
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Post by Worthy Most Ancient Matron on Mar 18, 2008 20:07:57 GMT -5
<----was raised in the Missionary Baptist Church; <----attended an AME Church while in undergrad under "Watch Care"; <----has attended churches of various denominations, including non-denominational churches; <----will more than likely remain Missionary Baptist. Nothin' like a little Dr. Watts hymn during Devotion: (Bro. Deacon) "Father, I stretch my hand to Thee." (Congregation) "Fa-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-thuh-uh-uh-uh-uh..." ;D Now you talkin'! |
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Post by Worthy Most Ancient Matron on Mar 18, 2008 20:11:48 GMT -5
I was raised in a small Missionary Baptist
My children are raised in a larger missionary baptist church (but it's no where near a mega church)
Will always be a missionary baptist member
Will never join a non-denominational church or mega church
Loves the teaching as well as some hooping and hollaring
Have visited several types of churches in ATL, but other or non-denominations other than missionary baptist bore me something awful
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Post by 123Diva on Mar 19, 2008 9:36:46 GMT -5
Denominations aren't for me though... heck, even non-denominational churches have their own "denomination" insomuch as they have set doctrine and affiliations.*shrugs* Very true Jay. |
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Post by Puzzler on Mar 19, 2008 13:29:09 GMT -5
<----wasn't raised under a particular denomination.
<-----attends a non-denominational church
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Post by THE emPRISS on Mar 21, 2008 18:50:12 GMT -5
I was raised non-denominational with a white female pastor. Now I am a member of a pre-dom black Baptist church. Interestingly enough, my church is not heavily indoctrinated at all and the pastor often makes a point that we are Baptist in name, but not in demeanor so to speak. It feels like non-denom church.
I dont call myself "baptist" though....I'm Christian, striving to be a better one. I have been taught (and actually belive for self) that denominations are man-made excuses to segregate. Christ's church has no denomination. IMO "Christian" is the denomination...my parents (mainly my dad) did not agree with the change but I told him like God told me, "You cant get into Heaven off your parents salvation."
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Post by GorgeousNgreen on Mar 21, 2008 18:55:57 GMT -5
The smiley is playing with the Firefox logo - another popular browser type - many say (and I personally feel) is better than Internet Explorer I e-love you for that correct answer......... lol. IE = Internet Exploder!! lol |
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Post by peace on Apr 13, 2008 21:43:45 GMT -5
...you grew up in? I was raised AME and I LOVE it! I love the history, the order of service, the church organizations (such as the Womens' Missionary Society and the Young People's Division), the conferences and the people I've grown up with over the years that I met through the church (most of them, anyway). I do not *EVER* plan to leave the AME church unless God Himself leads me someplace else. I might leave my church...but it will be to go to another AME church. However, most of the folks who grew up with me and attended my childhood church don't share my sentiment. Only a handful stayed. A good DOZEN folks left and went to this mega-church across town with huge TV screens coming out of the ceiling, 50-11 services each Sunday, bunches of "ministries" and "groups", etc. Other friends who grew up AME don't really seem to have much affinity to the denomination. What about you? Is denomination important? Are you the same denomination as what you grew up in? I use to be a member of AME zion church that became non-demonational. Now I am not apart of any particular church. All of those demonations come out of the Catholic church. I don't think you have to go to church to believe in God of the bible. |
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Post by dtamaraclewis on Apr 16, 2008 10:49:23 GMT -5
...you grew up in? I was raised AME and I LOVE it! I love the history, the order of service, the church organizations (such as the Womens' Missionary Society and the Young People's Division), the conferences and the people I've grown up with over the years that I met through the church (most of them, anyway). I do not *EVER* plan to leave the AME church unless God Himself leads me someplace else. I might leave my church...but it will be to go to another AME church. However, most of the folks who grew up with me and attended my childhood church don't share my sentiment. Only a handful stayed. A good DOZEN folks left and went to this mega-church across town with huge TV screens coming out of the ceiling, 50-11 services each Sunday, bunches of "ministries" and "groups", etc. Other friends who grew up AME don't really seem to have much affinity to the denomination. What about you? Is denomination important? Are you the same denomination as what you grew up in? That is funny because I grew up AME too. In fact, I have a lot of AME ministers in my family. Yes, I still go to an AME Church, and I love the history, tradition, order of service, etc. But, I am just growing weary of how the AME Church refusing to change with the times. I took my daughter to Church School and they are still doing the same exact things that I was doing when I was her age. (attendance banner and offering banner) On top of that, when anything is added they don't delete anything, they just add it and it makes service just a lot longer. I personally need a church that is more geared towards children's activities during the actual service. (Not just in addition to it like YPD). And why was the YPD wearing greek letters at Quandrennial in 2007? |
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Post by No Screen Name on Apr 16, 2008 14:37:08 GMT -5
dtamara--it REALLY depends on the church you go to. That's one thing about AME--you can go to one AME church, and think you're in a backwoods country church, and head to another AME church across town and think you're at T.D. Jakes or something. So much varies on the minister, the city, the congregation, etc. My church doesn't do the attendance banner anymore. Some AME churches have children's church and other activities. What kind of Greek letters were the kids wearing?  (being that YPD goes up to age 26, some YPDers are Greek. They even had a seminar on being Greek and saved at one YPD event). I saw the YPDers from a particular Conference break into a FULL-FLEDGED STEP SHOW in the hotel lobby during the Quadrennial in Dallas. |
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Post by dtamaraclewis on Apr 16, 2008 16:33:18 GMT -5
well where I live you have to travel a good hour to get to a contemporary AME Church. As far as the Greek letters, they were wearing forest green shirts with psi pi delta in white letters, get it. So who ever designed the shirt must have been in a BGLO.
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Post by No Screen Name on Apr 16, 2008 17:17:43 GMT -5
they were wearing forest green shirts with psi pi delta in white letters, get it. I feel some kind of way about that.  I got a man who used to own a nalia shop to make our YPDers some shirts, but the shirts had "YPD", not Greek letters. They were cute. |
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Post by dtamaraclewis on Apr 16, 2008 17:54:04 GMT -5
Yeah I am all that comfortable with it either, but now when I look back it was coming to this point for years now.
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Post by bulls3y3 on Apr 16, 2008 18:47:37 GMT -5
What about you? Is denomination important? Are you the same denomination as what you grew up in? It's the relationship that counts....and nothing else matters  |
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Post by denounced on Apr 16, 2008 19:29:27 GMT -5
I was raised non-denominational with a white female pastor. Now I am a member of a pre-dom black Baptist church. Interestingly enough, my church is not heavily indoctrinated at all and the pastor often makes a point that we are Baptist in name, but not in demeanor so to speak. It feels like non-denom church. I dont call myself "baptist" though....I'm Christian, striving to be a better one. I have been taught (and actually belive for self) that denominations are man-made excuses to segregate. Christ's church has no denomination. IMO "Christian" is the denomination...my parents (mainly my dad) did not agree with the change but I told him like God told me, "You cant get into Heaven off your parents salvation." Keep pressing toward the mark of the high calling in Christ Jesus. |
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(being that YPD goes up to age 26, some YPDers are Greek. They even had a seminar on being Greek and saved at one YPD event). 
I got a man who used to own a nalia shop to make our YPDers some shirts, but the shirts had "YPD", not Greek letters. They were cute.
