The United Methodist Church Of Mishawaka, Indiana

Church of the Brethren does not accept abortion. Participating in abortion is not support their beliefs. Church of the Brethren is a denomination that was formed to continue their practices their own way. They started as a small group and to this day still recruit new members. They solely use the New Testament as their source of guidance for the practice they preach. Rational Choice theory explains Church of the Brethren 's position in opposing abortion.

For the followers of the Holiness Church in the Appalachian Mountain region, serpent handling is a central activity at their religious meetings. Following a passage in the Gospel of Mark, followers are instructed to “take up serpents” and trust in God enough to put their lives at risk. This rather unique religious ritual can be analyzed and understood by looking towards the MacMillan definition of religion. The MacMillan Encyclopedia of Religion states “[…] almost every known culture [has] a depth dimension in cultural experiences […] toward some sort of ultimacy and transcendence that will provide norms and power for the rest of life. When more or less distinct patterns of behavior are built around this depth dimension in a culture, this

Brigham Young was the second Prophet of the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints. He lived in the early to late 1800s. He was a leader, father, son, brother, friend, and a great Prophet. Brigham Young righteously led the mormons in the western movement to Salt Lake City Utah, and in the coming up of Salt Lake City, where they settled in order to have a better, and free life.

For this assignment, we had to attend a meeting of a spiritual tradition that is not our own. As this assignment's due date approached, I became very anxious! I didn’t quite know where I wanted to go. In my sewing class one day my friend, Kelly Jorgensen, had asked if I had finished the assignment. I had not. “Me and Karlie Mortensen are going to the Baptist church over by Riverton Hospital this Sunday at 6:00 PM if you want to join us” she offered. I found this rather funny. The day before, as I was driving home from work, the Harvest Valley Baptist Church sign had caught my eye. I thought to myself that I should

Description: One Sunday, every month, I help in the nursery at my church. This shows leadership because I teach the children right from wrong. I also play with them and entertain them.

In October 1927, the first ever North American Christian Convention was held in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was one of many conventions that was held at the time and are held still to this day. Throughout this time, the North American Christian Convention has grown and developed, but how did it all begin and how has history shaped it into becoming what it is today? Throughout this paper I will be discussing the different events and people, that shaped and molded the North American Christian Convention into what it is today.

What a beautiful celebration of our heritage of faith! Coalbush is blessed with the finest church historians I have ever met. Thank you, Nancy Darr and Betty Ballard, for keeping and sharing our Coalbush history with all of us. Who would have ever guessed that Coalbush

I chose to evaluate my home congregation of Beautiful Savior in Omaha, which was an interesting challenge. Having grown up in the church as the son of a DCE (now a pastor) there, I was already pretty familiar with the educational opportunities provided, but it was interesting to take a much deeper look at it and evaluate the shortcomings as well. The Dirt on Learning offered a strong basis for the critique of educational ministry from the perspective of the parable of the sower, making parallels with how it relates directly to education.

Since 1998, the Cobb County Planning Commission has opened its meetings with prayers by volunteer clergy persons on a rotating basis. Id. at 1268. During the years of 2003-2004, the Planning Commission employed a deputy clerk to invite the clergy members of the county to pray at their monthly meetings using the yellow pages, the internet, and business cards. Id. at 1268. The deputy clerk was also responsible for composing a list that categorizes the clergy members who responded by denomination. Id. Notably, the deputy clerk chose to exclude certain clergy members of specific religions from the list. Id. In later years, the Commission adjusted their selection process so that all the clergy members were merged into was one master

t a really tough time in my life, I set out to search for a connection with God. I visited many churches and denominations. I wasn’t sure what I was searching for and if I’d recognize it when I found it. While looking for a Bible, I called and subsequently visited the bookstore of the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Baltimore, Maryland. While in the bookstore I felt welcomed and cared for. That visit prompted me to attend the upcoming worship service. Upon arrival, I felt a connection to the environment and people. Behind the pulpit there is a large multi-colored mural with scenes from various functions of life. The artist depicted the people with multi-ethnic physical features. This certainly was not a Michael Angelo rendition. I felt a sense of belonging. The pastor used Psalm 51 for his text. Although the topic of sin was a part of his sermon, the message that I heard was one of mercy, love, acceptance, deliverance and restoration. My experience at Bethel felt like a great burden was lifted; I felt free. I was no longer alone; I found a community of people who were also on a spiritual journey. Although I had been in therapy for a number of years prior to my profession of faith, it was my new found relationship with God that empowered me to make some personal changes. I describe my conversion experience with three terms: liberation, empowerment and community.

On Wednesday, March 16, Cheyenne Faith Evangelical Church(p) held a Wednesday service. Minister Helen meditated on a message from Matthew26:6-13. It is a story about the woman that broke her alabaster jar and poured her ointment onto Jesus. This is a very touching story, and it encouraged the minister to go forward with a heart like this woman.

When I came to Christ Lutheran, Fort Dodge in January 2012 the congregational leadership had very definite ideas and goals for the congregation’s ministry. I soon found out that this was not a shared ministry with the congregation. I seemed that we soon moved through all of their ideas. We asked for synod help, both Bishop Michael Last, and Bishop Rodger Prois have had discussion with the church councils at the time. Soon all of the original congregational leadership had moved, or gave up and stopped being involved. Now the congregational leadership is in survival mode waiting for the doors to close. A transformation must take place, a transformation I can’t seem to initiate.

Reflecting back to the convocation on Friday the first thin that comes to mind is how much the Methodist staff wants each and every student to succeed. This continues to amaze me, the support the school and administration has to offer for myself as a student. I am beginning to know the president, I have not got the chance to meet him yet one on one yet but he makes a very good first impression in a caring and concerned way. He began by connecting with the audience, addressing goals he had for the students by bring up the “records” the school has made. The personal level he made with the students made the biggest impression on me, he made it a priority to make a birthday announcement to a girl in the audience. I thought this was fantastic,

What I appreciate about our Methodist tenants is that they still are so pertinent to our current cultural climate. Young and old alike are searching for hope in a world that has become more and more complex and mosaic. This is not all bad mind you, but as we attempt to keep tradition alive, we need to remember that the look of our communities is/changing. Therefore we need to consider a new paradigm; a new look to being the local church. The grassroots concepts are wonderful in an organic sense, but we need to be more vocal, and bolder in how we attempt to grow the local church. Without them, we have no

It has always been widely discussed in the media about the way certain issues currently present in our culture should be approached by the church. One of the most delicate questions is how to deal with the awareness of the church and its followers of the complex biological and psychological nature of human sexuality. It is stated in The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, 2012 that “God’s grace is available to all, that nothing can separate us from the love of God.” Besides, Methodists claim to be “in respectful dialogue with those with whom we disagree, to explore the sources of our differences, to honor the sacred worth of all persons.” Despite such tolerant, promising doctrines, a huge amount of the discussions on the topic of LGBT come down to accusations and black-and-white judgments having nothing to do with Christian dialogue.