I conducted a church site visit to a church by the name of Blessed Family of God on Sunday November 20, 2016. Service was scheduled to start at 1030 am. It did not get underway until approximately 1045 am. My visit to this church is a visit that I will always remember. This church was located next to a used tire shop. So needless to say the outside looked nothing like a church besides a small petite sign taped on the bottom right side of the door. They had a little parking sign that the church had made to show that the parking lot was to the rear of the building. As I walked into the church it was a sight, there was nothing but chairs, and a media box office that they built, but from the picture and symbols all around the building I knew I was in a church of God. I haven’t been in any church for a Sunday service in at least 20 years. I felt out of place. Walking in a was met by three people first a young lady named Mrs. Renea who handed …show more content…
I’m certainly aware that, I am the last person to speak about anyone walking in a church wearing anything. Since I had not stepped foot inside a church for so many years. The dress code was just something I could not close a blind eye to. I was taught that you should show respect to any church and wear something presentable. A woman wore blue jeans with sneakers and pants sagging down past her behind. I felt this was uncalled for. Also the way that people in the church would catch the Holy-Ghost. It didn’t seem genuine to me and more like an act the Pastor kind of asked and make a hint for someone to feel the presents of the Lord and poof out of thin air two or three people was hit with the Holy Spirit. They began to scream and yell words that weren’t really words, just more like sounds. Once the ladies would drape these red cloths over them it seemed to calm them down as if the cloth or whatever would settle down the spirit. I was lost after
In my paper I will talk about my visit to The Community Church at Murphy's Landing (CCML). I have chosen this particular Church because it is a family church type and my neighbor goes there and she encouraged me to go with her. I went there with my neighbor on April 6, 2014.This church is an appropriate for this assignment because the people there are welcoming me with an open heart and they are willing to help and provide me with information. When I visit the Church’s site I read these words “We know visiting a new church can be intimidating. But, we want to help you to be as comfortable as possible when and if you join us”. The people gather in the church weekly to glorify God in joyful worship. The expressions of worship on CCML take many forms a prayer, a hymn of reverent awe, a guitar ringing with a chorus of praise, or a warm handshake and a welcoming smile. Their weekly services begin at 9:30 each Sunday at church. Also, they have weekly podcast if anyone wants to listen online. They have many types of services for parents, kids and students. People at CCML were so friendly; they gather around me and start welcoming me, one by one. People there introducing themselves to me, one after another and provide me with their contact information and help. Then we start talking about the church services and Christianity in particular. The mission of CCML was knowing, growing and loving. They seek to live out our mission by worshipping together as a local community of believers, growing in spiritual maturity through discipleship, education, and small groups, caring for one another within the context of the larger church body and small groups, and Communicating the love of Christ to our world, both through local outreach and global mis...
The church external appearance was quite different than other churches that I have seen. It was basically a big white stucco block with a gold dome on top and four decorated spikes on each corner of the building that surrounded the dome. The people of course were all Greek and were very well dressed. Most of the men and boys all wore suits, and If not they had some kind of vest on. I don’t know if this was some kind of rule or tradition, but it mostly seemed as a respect to God. The women all wore the basic dresses, and all the skirts fell down below the knee. Everybody was proper and ordered. As I walked in the church I entered a lobby of some kind. What I saw hear was something like social hour. Everybody was in there. They were all speaking Greek, and I felt as if I was in a family reunion party. The children were all together; the adults talked together and the young adults all were together. The way they all socialize is when someone comes up to say hello, they give each other a kiss on the cheek and a hug. These people are all very close to each other. It seems as if the church is the center of their lives. I admire that trait as well. To enter the auditorium you must enter this little room, which has a piece of garment from St. Constantine and St. Helen. Also there were candles lit. As they walked through this little room they lit a candle and knelt down for a moment to pray, and then touched each garment and made a cross over their chest.
The Catholic Church’s corruption during the late Middle Ages further enabled church reforms due to the ever-increasing view of the loss of credibility within the church by both the laity and clergy. Thus implementing the ideas of reform. Martin Luther is considered the father of the reformation where he instigated the challenging for the church, papal authority, and changed how the people were allowed to worship. Carlstadt and Zwingli, much like Luther, practiced Evangelical traditions, however, they expanded further than Luther in regards to doctrine and practice. John Calvin on the other hand challenged some of the Evangelical and Reformed Traditions by various religious changes politically and socially. Lindberg examines the Evangelical
The event I choose to go to was a confirmation ceremony. The event was held at the Living for Christ Catholic Church in Saint Michael, MN. The event started at 7pm on Wednesday. There were several families there and their children were the ones being confirmed. The children looked to be high school age and were wearing a robe over there clothing. I was sitting in the back of the church and all the young adults came walking in from the main doors coming into the what I will call the hall. In front of the young adults there was a what looked to be middle school age kids carrying down a stick with Christ on the cross and candles on a stick. fallowing them was Father Richard and several other Fathers’ or priest from the congregation. The child then fallowed behind them
I attended a church sermon on Saturday, April 9, at the Emmanuel Catholic church for my critique of a live public speaking event. The church is located in Delray Beach, FL, off Military Trail. The building for the church itself is modern looking, and humble in appearance. It is surrounded by trees with open field next to it, offering a quiet and tranquil mood. Inside the church itself the main room was of moderate size, and filled with row after row of chairs for those attending.
This church was quiet and everyone dressed casual. If anyone wanted to talk to one another, they would walk outside the church. Looking around I see all types of people black, white, Spanish,
Usually, the communication from priests to his audiences are pretty clear. For the first in a while, I felt like it was difficult to follow along. Since this text will be over how his messages were conveyed, the fact I had trouble most of the time understanding him should only be a small factor. The background allowed for success, the close bond between the behaviors and audience allowed for an easier form of communication.
On the other hand, the service I attended at St. Sophia Cathedral was a bilingual service. Even though attending a bilingual service was interesting, it made me a little confused; like I did not know what I was attending or listening to. This reminds me of one of the discussion in our class, when back then, the people did not understand the language yet they still came to the service. It made me feel foreign in some sort of way, also there were no other Asians in the church, mostly caucasians. It did not bother me because most of the people attending the church must have a Greek descent or knowledge of the Greek language.
In the front of the church were these rooms with large entrance ways, curtains and pictures of these men over top of the rooms. These rooms were behind the pulpit and were roped off yet lit. I proceeded to ask one of the Ushers what they were and she stated that was the sacred space set assigned to honor there founder Bishop Charles “Sweet Daddy” Grace, his predecessor Bishop William “Sweet Daddy” McCullough, his predecessor Bishop S.C. Madison (their name plates were listed under each picture). The usher made sure to tell me that there are only certain times and certain people that are allowed in those rooms and that I was not to go any where near them without permission.
On March 25th, 2016 I attended a service at Temple Emanuel, a Reform Jewish Temple, in my hometown of Andover Massachusetts. As an outsider, from the beginning I was extremely paranoid about my behavior. I had some prior knowledge from attending a Bat Mitzvah at a young age, but all that did for me was let me know that as a male, I needed to wear a yamaka. Luckily for me, the temple had spares I was allowed to use. As soon as I walked into the room where the service was taking place, part of me was reminded of church.
The people there were all extremely nice and would try to help me understand. They understood and accepted the fact that I wasn’t religious, but was showing interest in their faith. There were not as much people there as I had expected, but that might have been because it was a smaller church. It also wasn’t as racially diverse as I had expected. I thought that because it is the world’s biggest religion, that it
It may seem a little bit strange, but my favorite place in town in none other than this beautiful Evangelic Church. However, it wasn’t always so.
Jesus served as example for all of humanity. His life work was to solve the fundamental problem of humanities sin and to provide eternal life with the Father. Jesus Christ demonstrated the way humans should live. He modeled behavior to the poor, the sick, the imprisoned, women, tax collector, to His friends. He came to set the example of the way to live for Christians. Basically, Jesus life was an outline of how to live your own life. Jesus confirmed that you should love your neighbor as yourself. That you should love your God with all your heart, with all your mind and with all your strength. This was demonstrated on a daily bases. Jesus verified that although humans are prone to sin, one can make a choice to not sin. When tempted by Satan, Jesus refrained from sin and turned to God the Father for strength to turn away from the temptation. Jesus was the teacher of complete, true knowledge.
Growing up I was raised in a religious household, so, of course, I’m a big believer in God and my faith. To me, God is the creator of all and I believe Judgment Day is going to come very soon.The definition of faith is the belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion. My faith and the reason for my faith goes hand in hand because it makes me know the truth and opens my eyes to this world. Also, I get clarity of why I’m in this world which is to make it a better place. But seeing the world as faith with reason or reason with faith has a few challenges and can make things a little bit difficult. Same goes for science and religion which butt heads a lot. Some may feel that the Big Bang Theory created
According to Hutchison (2015), “religion is symbolic patterns that consists of values, beliefs, behaviors and experiences” (p. 184). I personal conceptualize spirituality as a vital role in my life that helps me during a time of sickness, forgiveness, and needed guidance. Spirituality helps guide me throughout life during the difficult times I have encountered. Spirituality impacts my life in positive ways that influence and regulate my behavior and health. Health is very important to me; I believe the spirit can heal a person from their sickness. It seems that the spirit heals me every time I pray to be healed from sickness. The spirit gives me strength at a time of weakness. When I feel at my lowest point in life I call on the spirit to pick