E.M.
You and I have a lot in common!! Growing up my parents were Christians, but didn't want to go to church. So, my sister and I would ride our bicycles up to the closest church. I went to a Baptist church as well and was baptized at 12, however I had a HUGE falling away from God through my teens and early twenties. When my husband and I decided to get married, we wanted to become a member of a church so we could bring our children up in church. He grew up Lutheran, but said there were a lot of things about this faith that he did not agree with (mostly infant baptism). I love the evangelistic efforts of the Baptist church, but I just could not believe that when we die, we go straight to heaven or hell. (Jesus didn't even go straight to heaven; he rose on the 3rd day.) The "rapture" did not match up to scripture. Also, I could not accept that a loving God would eternally torture those in hell for a brief lifetime of sin.
To make a long story shorter, I too was trying to find a non-denominational church (I used to call them damnations, LOL). I clung to the scripture that "the truth shall set you free". I had to have faith that if I continually was seeking the truth, and not just taking in what others told me, that we would find a church home.
The church I attend now is the most racially diverse in the world. As a whole, we don't like to have churches too big. The largest one is in Arlington, but we go to the Fort Worth First Church.
Here is a web site with our fundamental beliefs. Please email me if you have any questions or would like to attended church with us. ____@____.com
http://www.adventist.org/beliefs/fundamental/index.html
Here are some churches in your area:
http://www.adventistdirectory.org/search_DistanceZip.asp?...
Abundant blessings to you and your family!! Liz