Looking for a Church... - Belmont,NC

HEY ME NAME IS B., I AM 24 YEARS OLD WITH A 2YEAR OLD DAUGHTER I LIVE IN GASTONIA. I ALSO HAVE A HUSBAND THAT WILL NOT GO TO CHURCH WITH ME EITHER. I HAVE BEEN BABTIST ALL MY LIFE AND I HAVE BEEN GOING TO FOREST POINT CHURCH IN BELMONT AT THE YMCA I LOVE THIS CHURCH THEY MAKE YOU FEEL AT HOME RIGHT WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE DOOR.THEY ARE VERY LAID BACK. YOU SHOULG GO SOMETIME. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION YOU CAN E-MAIL ME @ ____@____.com I GUESS I WILL TALK TO YOU SOON
B.

Hey M. I have only been here a year so I'm not real sure how far away Belmont is,but I love my church and think you might too. Itis non-dnominational. My pastor is wonderful. I have been going there since Feb. and I promise you every time he speaks I feel like he has been watching me or is in my head becase his sermon hits right on what I'm dealing with. I truly know he has a great relationship with God. He even created his own character for children so maybe your son would like that. He has CD's and activity books. The curch is called New Life Fellowship if you are on 77N you take the LaSalle(SP?) exit turn right then at the light take a right then on samuel st take a right and you run right into it. On Sun we have 2 services one at 9:30 and one at 12:30. I hope you come. Maybe you could look it up online. My pastors name is John P. Kee. I will be praying for your husband. Please don't let him keep you and especially your son from going to church.

Have you tried First Presbyterian Church? My son goes to preschool there and I know a few members and they all seem to really like the church. The pastor is also really nice and the youth group do a lot of things.

Hi, M..
First, I am praying for you about where God leads you - you are right to find a place taht can love and support you and your family because that is why God made you: to be loved by Him (through others many times)/
Secondly, a good friend of mine attends church in the Gastonia area and sent me the following info when I told her about you. Please let me know if its helpful when you have had time to check it out.
Keep following - God keep and guide you.

From my friend:
The name of my church is Bethlehem Baptist Church...but we really function more like a non-denominational church than a traditional southern baptist church. I would definitely recommend it if someone is looking for a church with contemporary music, relaxed dress code, big emphasis on children's ministry, community outreach, and small group studies. Right now, we are located off of New Hope Road at the I-85 interchange (exit 20) just past the BoJangles on the northwest corner of the New Hope/I-85 interchange. We sold most of our land there and CarMax is currently building all around us, but we are still having Sunday service in our Family Life Center at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00. Over the next year to year and a half, we'll be building a new campus on our S New Hope Road property (about 5 miles south of where we're at now.)

Both locations, where we're at now and where we'll be moving, are easy commutes from Belmont.

Here's link to our churches website...

http://bethlehembc.com/

Bethlehem Baptist Church
575 Separk Circle
Gastonia, NC 28054
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WISH you lived in South Charlotte! I hadnt attended church regularly for TEN YEARS because i just didnt feel like i fit in! i was raised lutheran, and go to this "non denominational" church that is technically presbyterian. Its called Threshold....
PLEASE go to http://www.thresholdchurch.com/home.asp and check it out!
Rock band that plays U2, and new wave christian music, and the KIDS SERVICE is SOOOO Excellent! i know b/c i do the artwork for them! :) anyway, its all people between 25 and 40 and few older, but generally a very young devoted group! they sometimes even have "bible study pub night!" just to get to know one another in the real world. wear jeans!!! come get a cup of starbucks, and sit in the ymca gym for the best most moving service!
Let me know if you go, i'll look out for ya!
-D.

Cramerton Freewill Baptist Church is a good church for families, mine goes there and there is a lot of different age groups and people, visit one sunday , go through mcadenville cross over 74 and go straight second light after you cross 74 the church is on the left.

Morningstar Ministries is GREAT in Ft. Mill SC right near Carowinds, do an internet search for Morningstar Ministries, you'll see their website, very high energy, very casual, more about praising God than a certain religion. Very large but fun for new people! You can come with me sometime if you want! I have two kids. I live in CLT but my daughter goes to Gaston Christian

iM NOT SURE HOW FAR BELMONT IS FROM SW CHARLOTTE BUT I ATTEND GOOD SHEPARD METHODIST CHURCH AND IT IS WONDERFUL.IT IS ON S. TRYON ST RIGHT AFTER CAROWINDS BLVED WE HAVE THREE SERVICES. 830,930 &1115

HI M., I live in SW Charlotte and just love my church. It sounds exactly like what you are looking for. I have been going on and off for about 10 years, but in the last year started attending regularly. I actually joined just last week. It has a wonderful youth group that I am sure you son would love, a lot of small group classes, and 3 services on Sunday. I will send you a link to their website. It should be very convenient to you since 485 has opened. Feel free toemail me if you want to know more, ____@____.com the link to the church website is this www.gsumc.org I hope to hear from you and would be glad to meet you if you decide to come. Take Care WOW - Three responses for Good Shepherd.. : ) Looks like you should check it out!!!

Wow, I saw another response that recommended Good Shepherd United Methodist on Moss Road in Southwest Charlotte. You could take 485 and be there in no time. It's a great mixture of people and not too formal. There are three services on Sunday. It is a large church so you may not feel like you get that one on one attention but it's also great if you don't want to be singled out. There are many small groups to choose from if you want more interaction.

Hi, I'm new to the Charlotte Area too. I attended the most friendly church last Sunday! It's called Assurance United Methodist Church. The services were a mix of tradional style worship (sermon, hymns) and contemporary (slide show, pantomine to the choirs' anthem). The Paster was warm, engaging, and eveyone there was soooo nice to me and my kids. I have 3 kids and a husband. He won't go to church so it's always important to me to find a place that is easy for me to bring the Munchkins w/o too many logistical problems. THey greeted me, showed me where to take my kids and seems genuinely please that I was there. Good luck in your search, blessing, N.