I am a new member. I have been lurking for sometime and decided I better get on board. I love the diversity I find here!
A little about me. I am 37. Happily Married with 3 kiddos (two step and one natural). The kids are 16, 12, and 11. My husband and I both were previously married. I have raised my two steps since ages 5 and 18 mos (now 16 and 12) so they are pretty much mine. I have discovered while raising teens that I essentially don't know anything!
My family attends a UPC church but are not hardline "standards" followers. I was not raised in any church (UPC or other) but became a Christian in a UPC church at age 22. My husband on the other hand is a 3rd generation UPCer raised in the same church with the same Pastor all of his life.
There is a great deal of history that has been left out. BUT I essentially decided to join for a number of reasons.
#1) The church environment I am presently a member of is NOT one where questions are welcome. I have questions but I don't necessarily want a one sided view point. It seems this forum offers that.
#2) I like good fun, fellowship and conversation. It seems I can find that here also.
Hello Mom.
I was raised UPC but I have had several pastors including my Dad. If you have any questions you don't want to put on the open forum you can send me a PM and I will try to answer them. I don't know all the answers and I don't trust anybody that says he does; I probably don't even know all the questions.
Well your in the right place and we welcome you whole heartedly.
If you want more UPC answers to your questions we got them.
If you want ammo to bash your husbands long lived UPC traditions and thus divide a home, we got loads of that too.
Just dive right in and we'll have you divorced and confused in no time !
Just kidding or am I ?
__________________ You can't reach the world with your talents. People are sick and tired of religious talents. People need a Holy Ghost annointed church with real fruits to reach out and touch their lives. ~ Pastor Burrell Crabtree
In fact I think that the insinuation of "hateful" Pentecostals is coming mostly from the fertile imaginations of bitter, backslidden ex Apostolics who are constantly trying to find a way to justify their actions. ~ strait shooter
Thx Norman and Scotty for the welcome. I have read a number of threads and have discovered I could probably find "an" answer to just about any question. I can just pick which one best suits my wishes. ok ok... j/k!
Thx Norman and Scotty for the welcome. I have read a number of threads and have discovered I could probably find "an" answer to just about any question. I can just pick which one best suits my wishes. ok ok... j/k!
Now your getting the picture.... Just write down how YOU want to live your life and there will be some here who can present you with your own personal apostolic doctrine, complete with scripture, in no time
__________________ You can't reach the world with your talents. People are sick and tired of religious talents. People need a Holy Ghost annointed church with real fruits to reach out and touch their lives. ~ Pastor Burrell Crabtree
In fact I think that the insinuation of "hateful" Pentecostals is coming mostly from the fertile imaginations of bitter, backslidden ex Apostolics who are constantly trying to find a way to justify their actions. ~ strait shooter
Thx Norman and Scotty for the welcome. I have read a number of threads and have discovered I could probably find "an" answer to just about any question. I can just pick which one best suits my wishes. ok ok... j/k!
Oh boy you don't have to "j/k" that statement. TRUTH IS TRUTH.
Just kidding 
or am I ? 
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