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My Church Experience

            Growing up I never really looked at religion as a huge thing. My family isn't very religious, and we just never really talked about it. I don't really know what I would call myself, but for the most part I don't know what to believe and honestly don't really believe in anything at all when it comes to religion. In high school I had some very religious friends but they never forced me to be involved with religion. This thanksgiving break I decided to attend church service at Cornerstone Christian Church in O'Fallon Illinois. I decided on this because it was something I was completely unaware of and was somewhat interested to learn about.
             My alarm went off at about 8:00 A.M to go to the church service at 9:45. I drove to my best friends house because I was attending church service with her and her family. When we arrived at the church I really didn't know what to expect. I sat there for the whole service and there was a lot that I learned from just one hour of listening. From the service that I went to, this is what I got out of it; in the future Jesus is going to be coming back during a time called the revelation to take all the people who are believers with him to heaven. Everyone else on Earth will stay and have to go through what is known as "hell on Earth." Coming from someone that has never even read the bible I was really shocked to listen to the different things Christian people believe.
             I feel like I've actually learned a lot from going to one church service. I learned that everyone should be free to believe anything they want to believe. It was very interesting to see that other people actually believe in stuff like "Jesus" and "God," things I've never really thought of before. I think the thing I enjoyed about going to church was meeting all the super nice people. People I didn't even know asking about my life and me. It was something I wanted to go back to.


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1. Protestant Church Experience

For my place of worship, I chose the Central Presbyterian Church (CPC) in Clayton. ... From an outsider's perspective this could have actually been a church of my own denomination but I was soon snapped back into reality as the mass proceeded. ... In my church, the choir is at the back and while they are very good, they don't actually lead us in song and not everyone enjoys singing so it was a nice change of scenery. ... While my church does have a youth group, because we are such a small congregation in a small town the group doesn't do much. ... Overall, I enjoyed the exp...

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2. Church Project

The seats or pews in my opinion need to be lower to get a better view of what is happening on the altar. ... After mass, I had father sign my paper saying that I was there. ... We into the church and walked up to the altar and she showed me some things that she thought would help me with my research paper. ... The singer and organist were very good in my opinion. ... After talking to father for a while and having Mary show me around and answer some of my questions I found the information that I needed for this paper. ...

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3. ACTS, THE BIBLICAL MODEL FOR THE CHURCH

They did not seem to want to recreate the experience of Pentecost so much as they simply wanted to learn the ways of a living God. ... Within the scope of my personal experience it seems that the Holy Spirit and Prayer have always proven to be most effective. From my earliest memories I have been a praying person. ... We know from the books of Acts and from early church historical sources the church grew at a phenomenal rate. ... Some of my dearest memories are of this type of church setting. ...

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4. Through My Eyes

Throughout my childhood, I have memories of Sunday school, church, and prayer. My brother and I were brought into the church and taught the "ways of a Catholic." ... From my experiences I have learned that society judges what is different. ... In my old church there were many elderly people stuck in their ways, my grandfather for one. ... This was not just with religion but also with everyday experiences. ...

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5. Differences Betweeand Black and White Christianity/Church

My experiences in a formal church setting come only from services I've regularly attended at an ELCA Lutheran church and a Presbyterian church. ... So when I talk about the white church, I have only those experiences to draw from. I've been to one "black church" in my life. ... By the way, the four members of my class were the only white faces in the crowd. ... Maybe my reading became biased, but none the less, there it is. ...

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6. Baptism and the Catholic Church

Baptism is a ritual performed by many churches. ... Once a person has been baptized the person becomes an immediate member of the Church "the church is a visible presence of the invisible Christ. ... After they are read the priest gives a short homily to give a better understanding and deeper meaning to the experience and expectations of the parents/godparents. ... The sacraments in my opinion should be received later in life when complete understanding is involved and the process has more meaning in maturity. Hellwig suggests that "those who were baptized in infancy can pick up a catechumena...

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7. Dreams and Experiences

It is based solely on experience. ... One of my earliest memories is my first visit to the Catholic Church. ... When I first saw the painting "Epiphany- by the Italian Giotto di Bondone, my mind took me back to that Catholic Church where I spent that scary day of my six-year-old life. ... These pained looks mimicked my pained looks as a child inside that Catholic Church. ... Now every time I look at something that is religiously affiliated, I can't help thinking about my first experience in the Catholic Church. ...

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8. Problems In The Brethern Church

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