Seeking Nice Church with Lots of Room for Involvement

Hi!
I also grew up Catholic but I never felt like I belonged & I was always known as "so & so's daughter". Now my girls are old enough that they want to go to church since we attended VBS this past summer. I'm married but considered "single" when it comes to going to church. My husband has nothing to do with it.

I finally converted to First United Methodist Church (www.fumcr.com) in Richardson (off of 75 just S. of Arapaho). I'm slowly learning what being Methodist is all about. They do take some of their teachings from the Catholic church & give communion. They are very much into giving back to the community & are VERY child friendly. They LOVE kids! (Huge plus in my book). And I'm meeting several other women who grew up Catholic too to where their husbands aren't fully involved in the church. I have never once felt "alone" in this church.

My girls ages 2 & 4 absolutely LOVE Sunday school. My 2 yr. old has always been clingy to me. But now she just walks into her Sunday school room & says, "good bye". It really makes me feel comfortable being there that she's having a good time.

Good luck with your search!!
Take care,
~K.

I am a 24 year old single mom of a 2-year old daughter and a 7 month old son. We attend Fellowship Church in Grapevine. It is a wonderful church. I grew up Catholic too, but sort of felt unwelcome after my divorce. At Fellowship, they do Single's nights, Single's bible studies, hometeams, etc. They usually offer childcare too! I have not been to one of these activities yet, because my divorce was just finalized, but I am thinking about trying one out soon so that I can make some friends. There are also a lot of Volunteer opportunities. I love it at Fellowship. It is the first church I have felt like I belonged to in a long time. If you want to know anymore, let me know.

God Bless,
B. B

I'm not sure what part of Plano you live in ut my family and I go to Fellowship Bible Church North, it is by Parker and Alma in Plano. We have never felt more at home in a church before and they have great kids programs. You can check out there website www.fbcnorth.org. You can also email me if you would like more info, ____@____.com.

C.

I'd like to ditto the Fellowship Bible Church North in Plano. I've been going here for about 6 yrs now. It's amazing how welcome you'll feel; how they encourage more involvement at every level. They offer so many ministries to help with different stages of life. There is a single MOMS ministry; there is also a singles Life Group (like a twice a month Bible study where you can get to know others, fellowship); and they have an incredibly awesome children's ministry. All the workers that volunteer teaching the children have such wonderful gifts for teaching that really minister to young kids - they're so great at it.

The senior pastor is Jeff Jones -- incredibly talented, warm welcoming person. His sermons show you how you can apply Scripture to your daily life. And he has a great sense of humor.

There are some great studies to get involved in too... that's a great way to meet people too.... there's one called E-series that takes you through the "basics" of Christianity -- why do Christians believe what they believe... why do they do communion, why do they pray??? etc. Very interesting and informative study!

I highly encourage you to visit a service and try us out ... Friday night, 7 p.m.; or Sunday (3 services to choose) 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. or Noon. Children attend their classrooms while the adults worship during the service times. Just go up to a KidZone booth and they can help direct you and check in your child -- very easy. Or better yet, feel free to contact me, and I can meet you at a service to give you a tour of the place. I'd be happy to do that!

I'm so happy that you're interested in getting involved in church and making that first step... that's wonderful!! Good for you!!

What is your zip code?

S.:

There is only one church that has a LARGE singles network and specifically single parents, a children's paradise that you won't have to drag them to every week (look at this! http://www.prestonwoodchildren.org/index.cfm/PageID/303/c..., and there is nothing to do BUT get involved in this church.

PRESTONWOOD
6801 W. Park Blvd, Plano, Texas 75093972-###-###-####
http://www.prestonwood.org/sites/document.asp?did=1087

I do not live in Plano and attended Prestonwood pre marriage. My husband and I were married and attended and Episcopal Church here in Dallas but we did attend Prestonwood's BEFORE YOU SAY I DO classes and WE LOVED THEM. It is just too far for us to drive. The children's program is SUPER. Check out the website and arrive early on Sunday and someone can direct you to where you need to go.

I did see this and attached it so I hope you can read it.

Single Adults 2
Your Leadership

Michael Perron
Minister to Single Adults 2
Ages 30-37
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Class Times:
Saturday 4:45 PM
Perron - One Hope (Single Adult Parents) A-103
Saturday 7:30 PM
Jesus Factor W-210
Sunday 9:15 AM
Spiritually Fit
U-216
Redeemed (28-34)
PCA Student Life Center
Life PCA Student Life Center
Co-Stars in Faith U-119
Single Parent Network A-106

Here is the class descriptions:
---Saturday – 4:45---

One Hope - Singles and single parents
Class designed for single adult parents.

---Saturday – 7:30---

Jesus Factor taught by Iulian Avramescu
Mission: To enable the heart, soul and mind of singles with God’s power so they can overcome the challenges of their lives.

---Sunday – 9:15---

Redeemed taught by Michael Perron
Mission: To collectively hide God's word in our hearts so we may inspire one another to live our lives as those who have been redeemed.

Spiritually Fit
The mission of Spiritually Fit is to glorify God by training young men and women to be godly, restoring and reconciling their lives and thus making them profitable for all things. Taught by Jeff Rogers.
Ages: 29-37

Life
This class will develop you spiritually as well as connect you with other singles through smaller groups, sports, activities and also develop Christians who are able to dig deeper into God’s Word.
Ages: 30 – 37

Co-Stars in Faith
Our mission is to help Christians discover their unique roles in life so they may perform for the glory of God.

More Than Conquerors
To encourage men and women to pursue godliness in their work, relationships and attitudes, so that they will live their lives as conquerors in Christ.

Single Parent Network
A community of believers whose purpose is to enrich, encourage, and help one another build single-parent families in Christ.

Hi S.,
We go to McKinney Fellowship Bible Church. We have been there for 4 years and Love it. I have a 7, 4, and 3 year old. There are groups for all ages. Promiseland, the childrens ministries, is awesome. AWANA, a weekly bible study for children is starting back up on Monday nights in September. My children did this last year and LOVED it. They love going to church and love all of their classes. There are many life groups to choose from, from older, younger with childer, singles, etc. you can visit our church website at www.mcfbc.org. If you are interested, I would love for you to go with us on a sunday morning and see how awesome it is. There are 3 service times, 8:30, 10:00 and 11:30. Call or e-mail me. I really feel like you would not be disappointed :o)
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In His love - S.

First Baptist Dallas is awesome. It may be farther than you want to drive, as it is located downtown, but it is a large church with a single parent group. It could be what you are looking for. There are children programs and because of its central location, members are from all over. FBD offers 3 different sermon times on Sunday and because of its size, there is something always going on. If you want to participate a little or a lot, you can do it here and the people are sooo friendly. It is surprising that it is such a massive church because it has a very intimate feeling to it.

If you want to visit one day, I will be happy to meet you there or feel free to drop-in on your own.

Good luck,

T.

I don't know where you live but I'd love for you to visit our church. FBC, The Colony--we're a medium-sized church where everyone knows most everyone but we have all the opportunities that the large churches would offer. We just started a "single moms" group on Tues nights. For 5 year olds, we have sunday school, special children's worship, choir, Awanas, RA's and Mission Friends along with all of our special events for holidays. If you're interested in visiting our church, I could meet you at the door and take you where you need to go and introduce you to people. It's awesome that you're answering the call in your life to bring God and church into your life!! L.

Hi S.,
Looks like you have recieved lots of great info about local churches! I would also like to invite you to visit Stonebriar Community Church our pastor is Chuck Swindoll he has a radio program Insight for Living. For more info on the Radio Program go to insight.org, for more info on the church visit stonebriar.org I wish you the best whereever you decide to attend.
R.