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Question re: local churches
I've asked this before on this board but it's been a couple years so I'm asking again. DH and I are looking for a church home. We've been members at 2 churches before, but neither worked out. Child care and nursery services are important to us- we have a 3 yo with high functioning autism so he can be very tricky to deal with on Sundays.
I feel like a larger church would provide more opportunities- and we might be able to connect with other families with special needs kiddos. But all the larger churches we've tried have been very "conservative" -- we had been members at very inclusive GLBT friendly type of churches and feel more comfortable there. I don't have to agree with 100% of what the church preaches so long as it reasonably accomodates alternative views. We've attended Wooddale several times (my parents are members there) and I'm not sure how accepting it is.. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!
Re: Question re: local churches
We've been attending here for almost 2 years and love it: http://www.rivervalleychurch.org/
We don't have kids yet but I know they have a phenomenal kids program and we look forward to having kids in a church that is so focused on them.
There are also four locations so you can choose the site that is best for you. River Valley is an Assemblies of God church.
Have the Assemblies of God churches become more accepting of GLBT lately?
I'm not a church-going person, but when I lived in the area, St. Paul United Church of Christ had a reputation of being very progressive and accepting. Several of my friends from law school went there and loved it.
http://www.spucconsummit.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=62
I was curious so I looked up their official position, and it doesn't strike me as very accepting.
http://ag.org/top/Beliefs/Position_Papers/pp_downloads/pp_4181_homosexuality.pdf
Oh icky poo. Yeah, not even close:
We believe, in the light of biblical revelation, that the growing cultural acceptance of homosexual identity and behavior, male and female, is symptomatic of a broader spiritual disorder that threatens the family, the government, and the church.