Diverse UPCI Church Nashville??

[Sherri]

Originally Posted by Elizah

So Sherri I did go to the source that shared this with me, who happened to be at this concert and is a member of Bro Becton's Church. They said it was Bro Becton's "son" not the pastor himself. Hope that clarifies the ? Anyway I still believe God will use us in strange and untraditional ways.

Well, thank you for having the guts to clarify yourself. I'm not surprised that Austin would go - he's kind of into the artsy-musician-theater scene. He's a great guy though. I just didn't think his parents would go.

AND........I know the singer who was performing and he's a great guy too!

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Traci

You can go to firstchurchmedia.com and see archived services--if you watch Oct 3 am you will see there is some diversity there-- I'm not sure how much though. I have family that go there and I used to go there a long time ago but haven't been in a while.

It is pretty liberal but they do have platform standards.

Not picking on you, but yours may be the 2nd or 3rd post I have read on this thread that has made the leap from culturally diverse to liberal.

I think this may be a common misconception.


There are MORE THAN A FEW UPCI chuches that are culturally diverse and conservative, especially if describing, "conservative" by today's standards.

There are plenty of other non-UPCI churches that are Apostolic, very, very conservative, and not culturally diverse at all.


I agree with Blackwell's opinion on this, though I understand that there are people who simply have their "rathers" and that's acceptable in my book too.

[Jermyn Davidson]

I can only think of two UPCI churches right now where I have visited or have been a member of and I was the only non-white in the house.

One church was in SC.

One church was in Alabama.

Both congregations had a very sweet spirit about them.


I can think of several ethnically diverse UPCI congregations where the spirit was not so sweet.

Blacks and whites together does not unity make.

[Traci]

Jermyn

2 different issues--i was addressing them both.

I watch their services each week. This week I saw about 5 black people--1 on the praise team. They also have a Laos church and a few come to the regular services--1 of them on the praise team. I just don't know how many 'other than white' folks come. btw, they were all praying together during worship, looked pretty comfy to me.

They are pretty liberal on standards--I don't want to get in to specific's--they do ask for certain standards to be kept if you sing on the platform but even some of those would be considered lax in a lot of UPC churches. It is a great church and if I lived there I would attend-- if I didn't want to be involved in the music. (I wear pants and that is one they ask you not to do if you are on the platform)