Churches

Mid County Arabic Baptist Church of St. Louis - Mission 11510 Old St. Charles Road Bridgeton MO 63044 636-282-9764 Pastor: Hermez Moshi Bethany Deaf Baptist Church 310 E. Argonne Dr Kirkwood, MO 63122 314-984-9224 Pastor: Thomas Lovis Bible Way Baptist Chruch 7800 Groby St. Louis, MO 63130 314-725-8838 Pastor: Nate Strachan Dorsett Village Baptist Church 2240 Bennington Pl. Maryland Heights, MO 63043 314-576-7729 Pastor: Mark Cline www.dorsettvillagechurch.org

back to apostolic times. Although there is no official doctrine of having a priest, some Anglicans consider it essential; some feel it is needed for the proper ordering or fullness of a truly catholic church (Encyclopedia of Religion). All Anglican churches are constitutionally governed. Each church has their own canons for executive and legislative authorities (Encyclopedia of Religion). From the outside, we can see the ways the Anglican approach to scripture is similar to the Catholic approach and

European Journal of Scientific Research ISSN 1450-216X Vol.45 No.4 (2010), pp.649-657 © EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. 2010 http://www.eurojournals.com/ejsr.htm Proliferation of Churches: A Leeway to Commercialization of Religion Anthonia M. Essien Department of Religious and Cultural Studies Faculty of Arts, University of Uyo, Nigeria E-mail: eteyesma@yahoo.com Tel: +234(0)8033596961 Abstract This paper posits that religion has become a top bracket business in Nigeria. This is occasioned by the

I personally found Gothic style churches to be more architecturally appealing than the Romanesque ones. The reason for this is Gothic churches were filled with light and thin, towering walls. These characteristics were very uncommon for the dark, thick structures of Romanesque architecture. The structure was able to be filled with such light due to three very important architectural elements. These elements include pointed arches, ribbed vaulting, and buttresses. Thanks to these elements stained

sold it because he saw it as unscriptural. A man named Huldrych Zwingli who was a well-known instrumentalists, also rejected instrumental music and banned all playing of organs in worship. Under his influence, some of his followers went to their churches and destroyed their organs. Reading Monroe Hawley’s article, “Controversy in St. Louis,” the “First Church” built a building that included expensive commodities. One of which was a $3000 organ. (Hawley 1984, 4) Though it seemed like a blessing, it

Protestant denominations in contemporary America are declining, while non-denominational churches are seeing an increase in membership. One of the principal reasons is losing the young people. If the church continues to lose interest of the younger generations, then the likelihood of the generations to follow will also not attend, as most children follow their parents. The churches losing members and not being replaced with members, inevitably decreases the membership. A spokesman for the UMC

In their book, Comeback Churches: How 300 Churches Turned Around and Yours Can Too, writers Ed Stetzer and Mike Dodson report their discoveries concerning 324 churches that made rebounds from five or more years of level and/or decrease. There is promise for the 70 to 80 percent of North American houses of worship that are as of now in a condition of upkeep or decay. Comeback Churches establishes a decent framework for perceiving the issue and will help pioneers in the Church begin moving in the

Baptist Churches Calvary Baptist Church, that’s the name of the church I recently attended, and although it was a lot different from my own catholic faith, I enjoyed it very much. The Pastor, Sergio Reyes, started out the service with an opening prayer which led us into a hymn about America and how wonderful our country is. Most of the songs we sang were about America, considering the fact that Independence Day was right around the corner. After a few songs and a few prayers Pastor Reyes got

equality in the ordainment of priests. The question of women ordination in the Christian churches is a very controversial topic that mostly divides the church into oppositions. In the Roman Catholic churches, women are not allowed to be priests because of male religious dominance that doesn’t allow women in leadership positions. On the other hand, most women are nowadays ordained in most Protestant churches. For instance, in the 19th century,

ministry is even harder. Churches across all denominations face drastic declines in both attendees and financial giving. With this as the background, it is imperative that vital ministries seek out opportunities to grow and engage groups and communities that have previously been overlooked, missed or not involved for other reasons including some theological reasons. With this idea and goal in mind, this essay sets out to examine and design a process by which the Churches of Cherokee, Oklahoma can