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Church Recommendations
My family and I have been going through a lot of changes lately. I wanted to find a church home for me and my family. The problem is, I have a lot of friends and family that go to certain churches and he has a lot of friends and family that go to another. I don't know if any of you remember me, but I am in an interracial marriage and I want to go someplace where we can actually worship and not feel uncomfortable because everyone is staring. We have visited a few churches and the whole time we were there we couldn't enjoy it because we were being stared at like we had warts on our faces. We have teenager as well and if we can find someplace that has an amazing youth group we would be really grateful.
Thanks Ladies for your help.
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Well, it isn't Baptist, but we used to go to a Methodist church up there that I LOVED, and I miss it a lot (the pastor married us, and she was amazing. Can't say enough wonderful things about her). Unfortunately since we're now SWOKC, it's a bit of a drive to get up there.
It's Crown Heights United Methodist, and it's located at NW 37th and Western. The services are traditional, and they have a lot of options to get to know the other church members. It's a pretty small group, and they're all incredibly welcoming to everyone and anyone. I'm not totally familiar with their Youth Group, but I know they have one for young children as well as teenagers.
Here's their website if you want more information: http://crownheightsumc.org
Also, if you do decide to go but feel a little awkward, I still know a few people who go to that church (who I actually knew prior to attending). I would be more than happy to put you in touch with someone who can meet up with you at the door or something. Just let me know.
Good luck!
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Wow, sorry your other experiences were so bad.
We go to LifeChurch.tv on NW Expressway and MacArthur. I love it there. It's actually pretty diverse. There are young, old, black, white, etc staff members and attendees. They have an amazing youth program called Switch on Wednesday nights. They have their messages on their website for free and on iTunes if you want to download some of them to check it out.
http://www.lifechurch.tv
Ugh, trying to find a new home church sucks! Or at least I find it very frustrating. We've been looking for a new church since March and we finally found one and became members this past Sunday. We love it! It's a Baptist church. It's the most energetic worship service I've ever been to. Everyone claps and sings and are focused on God, not focused on the people around them (So I doubt anyone would feel uncomfortable because of the way they're dressed, their race, ect.). BUT...it's in SE OKC/Del city.
Good luck finding a new church! Hopefully it won't take too long.
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Oooh, oooh, me, me! (jumping out of my seat raising hand) My DH and I are interracial and we had trouble finding something we both liked and felt comfortable. We go to The Cathedral of Praise on Council & Wilshire and LOVE IT. DH actually had another job offer in Dallas shortly after we moved here but we decided that God had planted us here in that church and it has been amazing. We also have a small group so you could even try that out first if you wanted or check out the service online.
However, since u r NW OKC we should meet up anyway; I love to meet other interracial couples :-)
This is something we are trying not fall into to as well. We really want somewhere that will feel like "home". Thank you all for your recommendations, I went online to all of the ones that have sites on the internet and they all seem pretty interesting. I appreciate all of your help and keep your fingers crossed. I am talking with DH tonite about which church he wants to visit on Sunday.