Sunday, January 31, 2010

Hunting ( for churches that is....)

Lauren and I have finally decided to hunt in earnest for a church that we can join. The small Presbyterian church we have been going to in Farmington Hills incorporates a little too much politics for my taste. I don't think an ecological and social justice agenda ought to be pushed in church. I also don't think that a right wing agenda ought to be pushed. Simply put, let me decide how religion shapes my political views.

Lauren has her own objections that focus mostly on the the demographics of the church. Like many churches, it seems like there is a lack of people our age that we can connect with. There are a lot of people in the 60-80 year range and a lot of people in the 30's with kids range. The only time I think I've seen someone in their 20's was Christmas.

So, on to the hunt. Lauren and I have decided identified a few churched to go and check out. Today we are headed to a Presbyterian church in Northville which is slightly larger than the church in Midland,MI my family attends. One encouraging sign is that this church actually appears to be growing so we'll see how today goes.


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