We're going to try this again. For two or three years I worked with several friends to get a gay-friendly church going in Columbus. Then when that died, I visited a couple of Ashland churches, but didn't find any that really attracted me.
So now I'm back where I started, at Grace.
It's really obvious that I'm nowhere near their target demographic. Of course, they couldn't pick a demographic that's much worse—white couples with school-age children and a total distrust of anyone outside their nuclear family. This isn't the stuff of Christian community. I looked in the church bulletin yesterday and found all sorts of activities for youth, for women, and for married couples who had been together less than ten years, but nothing for men, older married couples, or single adults.
But I will persevere. I'll attend the adult Sunday school sessions (now THAT'S a new feature for Grace!) and actually say something. I'll sing in the Advent ensemble. I'll even bring food for the children's mid-morning snack. (Somehow coffee after church got eliminated because it's too much trouble.)
We'll see what happens. Will I fit in? Is there anyone else there like me?
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hey! Kinda fun to go away for a few weeks and come back to new posts!
Nothing new to say on the Grace thing, so I'll just say, "Coraggio!"
Wish I could make the two week trip with you, sounds like a hell of a lot of fun. I like diving in and out of little towns and eating at diners with "restaurant" painted on the side. : )
Life in Rock Hill, SC is much better than in Charlotte. Hope you get to visit us here, too!
Ciao!
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