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Easterncedar

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7. My Methodist church had to boot me in the 90s

Reply to Girard442 (Original post)

Sat Feb 3, 2024, 01:02 PM

Feb 2024

They were doing some kind of centrally mandated census for support of the dwindling congregation, and sent me a letter saying I was out, since i didn’t live in that city anymore. Fair enough, but i was oddly pained by it. The beautiful church was given to a strange local sect when the Methodists gave up on it.

Mind you, I haven’t called myself Christian since, well, ever.

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Am I still listed as a member of the Southern Baptist church I joined at age 13? [View all] Girard442 Feb 2024 OP

If you're not giving them money, they don't know you exist. Croney Feb 2024 #1

I have to think there are an awful lot of people who are listed as members Ocelot II Feb 2024 #2

I don't know about Southern Baptists, but... Dale in Laurel MD Feb 2024 #3

Yes, the Catholic church holds that if you were baptized a Catholic you will be a Catholic for all eternity no matter Martin68 Feb 2024 #8

Some churches remove non-attending members radical noodle Feb 2024 #4

I suspect whatever if any membership records were kept at the national level have been purged Major Nikon Feb 2024 #5

My "wears it on his sleeve" Baptist neighbor MOMFUDSKI Feb 2024 #6

My Methodist church had to boot me in the 90s Easterncedar Feb 2024 #7

Probably. SarahD Feb 2024 #9

I was born and baptized Catholic BlueKota Feb 2024 #10

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