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Still searching...

We've tried a few churches so far since we moved here to D.C. One was a good fit but it's a very long way to go (almost an hour) and to be involved in the life of a church you need to be able to go to more than just the Sunday services.

The second, well, it wasn't a fit. Sermon was good but the rest was too...stuffy, too...something. Just didn't fit. You know a church is HUGE (we're talking something like 11,000 people) when we walk through the doors for the first time and the usher asks us if we'd like to help with passing the collection basket?! He didn't even bat an eyelash when I laughed (yeah, OUT LOUD) and said "This is the first time we've walked through your doors." He just said, "Well, if you don't feel comfortable that's ok." Um, ok.

We still had a couple other churches on our list to try. But, this morning I stumbled across a church that I think might just be right. See, our church in Biloxi was, obviously, an Assembly of God church. The AG website has a search function for finding churches in an area that, up until now, I'd only considered the ones that had a website I could peruse first. Call me cautious, whatever. I did the search again today and one name seemed to stick out. On a whim, I Googled it. And, something about this feels right.

Take a look. National Community Church meets in Union Station. Not more than 15 minutes driving time from here. Or one Metro line change from here (fare is $1.35 each if that gives you an idea). We're both excited about going next weekend.

Please, Lord, if this is your will for us, help us know, without a doubt. I don't want to stumble through four years here and not know why You brought us here. I know you have a plan for our time here. Help me not to waste it.

Amen.

Posted by christy at July 2, 2006 04:10 PM