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Churches in your town

Discussion in 'Polls Forum' started by FriendofSpurgeon, Apr 27, 2008.

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  1. Anglican/Episcopal

    44 vote(s)
    66.7%
  2. Assembly of God/Pentacostal

    52 vote(s)
    78.8%
  3. Baptist

    63 vote(s)
    95.5%
  4. Churches of Christ

    45 vote(s)
    68.2%
  5. Catholic

    57 vote(s)
    86.4%
  6. Calvary Chapel

    17 vote(s)
    25.8%
  7. Lutheran

    43 vote(s)
    65.2%
  8. Methodist

    55 vote(s)
    83.3%
  9. Presbyterian

    43 vote(s)
    65.2%
  10. Other

    45 vote(s)
    68.2%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. Jon-Marc

    Jon-Marc New Member

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    I assume some of those are here, but I only pay attention to Baptist churches.
     
  2. FriendofSpurgeon

    FriendofSpurgeon Well-Known Member
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    Sorry -- didn't mean to exclude anyone, but had only 10 spots (actually 9 since I left one for other).
     
  3. FriendofSpurgeon

    FriendofSpurgeon Well-Known Member
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    We have only five churches within our town limits:
    two Presbyterian (one PCUSA, one PCA)
    one Catholic (which is by far the largest church)
    one Lutheran
    one Methodist

    We also have three synagogues. There are other churches in the general area, and many more in the general metro area. However, our kids always mention how many churches they see when we are traveling in other parts of the US.
     
  4. webdog

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    We have anything and everything, including a satanic church and universalist church. :tear:
     
  5. Deacon

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    In years past my kids and I would make a game of counting the different places of worship on my drive in to work in Philly.
    There were over 50 different places!

    Rob
     
  6. OcalaGator

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    As a part of the OLD SOUTH, "Real Florida" we also have churches on every street corner. Probably more than banks! It's a pleasure to have store clerks bless you with your change. Being a believer isn't an insult here, though some of the wannabes and winter "specials" would like to change it.
     
  7. FriendofSpurgeon

    FriendofSpurgeon Well-Known Member
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    Yes, we are the only state where you have to go north to go south.

    BTW, you are always welcome to visit the other "Florida" -- you know, the one with the palm trees and the beaches.
     
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    I live in a moderately sized city- large enough to have a University, a community college, and a very small, private 4 year college. So, as you can imagine, it's not really small, but it's not huge either. We have everything on the list and then some, but we do not have a Calvary Chapel, and I have always found that surprising.
     
  9. I Am Blessed 24

    I Am Blessed 24 Active Member

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    Salty: I don't know what kind of Baptist church the Second Baptist Church is...but only African Americans attend.

    Lincoln Christian and Jefferson Street Christian are part of the same church. They also have a nursing home and a college here. I'm not sure about AOC or DOC, but they are, by far, the largest congregation in our town.

    F.M.C. = Free Methodist Church
     
  10. Mike McK

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    One Baptist and one Roman Catholic and that's about it.
     
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    we have them all and then some in this university town!
     
  12. Born_in_Crewe

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    Anglican (several)
    Catholic (at least one)
    Baptist (two)
    Methodist (at least two)

    There may be some of the others, but they keep a low profile if they do exist. It's a pretty small town and most of the churches are Anglican, a good proportion anyway.
     
  13. Trotter

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    Considering my town is world HQ for four denoms... We've got everything listed but Clavary Chapel (that I know of) plus many, many others.

    Just under 90K (city and county combined) and we have 63 SBC churches that are a part of the local association. that doesn't include any other type of Baptist.

    Yeah, we've got plenty.
     
  14. David Lamb

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    I read your message too quickly first time, Trotter - I thought you were telling us that your town was the world HQ for four demons! :laugh:
     
  15. Sopranette

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    I did the math one time. If we have five baptist churches in this small area, and determining the percentage of people in my own church, that would mean, ideally, EVERYBODY would be attending a baptist church Sunday morning. Of course, I don't really expect this to be the case.
    A person would have to drive about a half hour to attend a Catholic church, about an hour to attend a Mosque or Temple, because we're pretty spread out aound here. We had a Muslim Mosque in town at one time, but they went under cover after 9/11.

    love,

    Sopranette
     
  16. EdSutton

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    None! I don't live in a town, but I'm a farmer and live 'out in the country'. (They sorta' get kinda' upset when you plow up the streets to plant crops.) :D :laugh:

    Seriously, the three churches nearest to where I live, include two Baptist churches and one 'other'. I belong to one of the Baptist churches [Forks of Dix River Baptist Church- located 3 mi. away,. which happens to be the third oldest, extant 'Protestant' church of any flavor (1782), to be found "West of the Alleghenies", the other (1/2 mi. away) is one that was constituted from the one I attend, after the end of the Civil War (1869), and is predominately, but not totally, a 'black' congregation, just as ours is predominately, but not totally, a 'white' congregation. The third is 'other' and is actually located within 1/4 mi. of me, and the land where it is located borders on our farm, and I sometimes do some things for the local pastor, who is a good friend of mine (and he helps me out occasionally, as well), with fencing, working his road, etc., which I can do with my equipment, easier than we can do it with hand tools.

    My county has some 15-16K residents and ~ 80 churches. The ones on the list that I am not familiar with are any Calvary Chapel or Anglican congregations, in this county.

    A couple of interesting historical notes. The first "Christian" church, as in 'Disciples of Christ', that ever existed, was also constituted from members of the Forks of Dix River Baptist Church, and is located in Lancaster, KY, the nearest town to me. There are older churches in mode of the "Barton Stone/Thomas & Alexander Campbell" tradition, but they all originally styled themselves as "Reformed" Baptist or Presbyterian. The Lancaster church did not do this, but adopted the name "Christian" from her outset, the first ever to do so.

    Second, the 'Father' of Presbyterianism in KY, 'Father' David Rice, along with the first Presbyterians in my area, also likely worshipped at Forks, before the gathering of the first group of Presbyterians, in the area from her ranks to found Harmony Presbyterian Church, now defunct. Rice originally lived within 1/2 mi. of Forks, when that was the only church within 20 miles [the other is also Baptist (Gilbert's Creek, org. 1781, but later went dormant for about a 30 year span, then re-organized) and a 'sister church' of Forks], and they were the only two within 60 mi.

    So, Forks, is indirectly the home of churches of two other denominations, as well, plus in one sense, via Rice's School, known as Rice Academy, the great, great granddaddy of Centre College, of Kentucky University, now known as Transylvania University, and of the University of KY, which was partly drawn from Transy.

    Ed
     
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