As somebody new to the Christian Reformed Church it is refreshing to see such an active group working together to be lovingly inclusive to this issue. The church I attended for over 35 years, a PCUSA church, is about to close it's doors because of a Minister we had hired to help grow the church. When the PCUSA made the decision to allow practicing homosexuals to become ordained ministers, he began to try to change the denomination we were a part of to a more conservative Presbyterian church. Needless to say he ruined the church I was a part of. People were leaving in masses. When I first joined the church there were over 750 members, when he came on board there were about 500 members. When the presbytery removed him from the church we were down to about 100 members. So very sad to see such a vital church to the community closing. The were home to one of he largest food pantries in the ACCESS group of pantrys.
I pray that this goes well for your denomination. I couldn't understand how a religious body could have so much resentment towards any of God's children. God created all of us, I don't believe he makes mistakes and we need to be more tolerant and loving to everyone, not just those like us.
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As somebody new to the Christian Reformed Church it is refreshing to see such an active group working together to be lovingly inclusive to this issue. The church I attended for over 35 years, a PCUSA church, is about to close it's doors because of a Minister we had hired to help grow the church. When the PCUSA made the decision to allow practicing homosexuals to become ordained ministers, he began to try to change the denomination we were a part of to a more conservative Presbyterian church. Needless to say he ruined the church I was a part of. People were leaving in masses. When I first joined the church there were over 750 members, when he came on board there were about 500 members. When the presbytery removed him from the church we were down to about 100 members. So very sad to see such a vital church to the community closing. The were home to one of he largest food pantries in the ACCESS group of pantrys.
I pray that this goes well for your denomination. I couldn't understand how a religious body could have so much resentment towards any of God's children. God created all of us, I don't believe he makes mistakes and we need to be more tolerant and loving to everyone, not just those like us.
Thom