\nI went last night to their 6:15pm service, then the 7:15 Bible Study for 20s\/30s.\n<\/p>\n
\nThis is RCA Reformed church affiliated church, I didn't expect it to be a gay lesbian supporter until I went home and google with keywords matching "gay". I supposed I didn't read their website thoroughly before and placed too much confidence in RCA's member churches. An article in RCA's site stated the troubling struggle with homosexual view, even one part trying to enforce this as natural as genetic.\n<\/p>\n
\nThe church is incredibly open minded. Communion without the need of baptism, soft black gospel choir type music (well, at least for the Wednesday evening service), sermon was about faith: I do have problem with how the pastor (Michael Brown) relating our faith to some psychological confidence with the story about a guy died in an out of order 65F refrigerator thinking he was freezing. I would like to jump to the conclusion that this church is leaning towards prosperity theology.\n<\/p>\n
\nIn the fellowship, I suspected a few to be gays but was trying to give them the benefit of the doubt until I went home and did more research. So that didn't bother me, in fact, my main attack on homosexuality would be the want to be woman and sexual conduct pertaining to such, not soft tones, hand movements, etc. Although, many body language may suggest otherwise. The main problem I have would be obvious, it's a fellowship with very open discussion that doesn't want any authoritative guidance. It's the worse form I've seen thus far, and I thought some chinese churches were bad. We were talking about Jacob and Esau, some having their own views about how deception and God's grace can be mixed together. I finally voiced that Jacob got what he deserved many times for lying though his hunger for the birthright was good. Some of the "leaders" got a bit uncomfortable as if I should have shown some "positive energy" and not a single "negative" atom, thus ended by another, saying that Jacob didn't get what he deserve and equated his later struggles to that of Job's suffering.\n<\/p>\n
\nIt would be interesting if I should go back. The problem of churches in America today: Many traditional churches such as this (beautiful church indeed) are opening to crowds like the homosexuals in the name of love but I think is due to $$$. The primary cause is the lack of the spirit of preaching. Yes, many traditional churches in the West do not see preaching the Gospel as a duty of every individual believers, so in order to survive, they use programs like yoga, circus to attract people. Very sad indeed. If I am ever to deal with them in this manner again, it is to prepare myself to face the inevitable fate of this nation. That I may learn how to lead them back to Christ as Lord, to serve Him with fear and rejoice with trembling.\n<\/p>\n
\nIt then got me thinking, with all these problems in the West, would Malaysia and other places really be better? I doubt it, especially for Malaysia, since I have observed how some of those I knew since high school have grown up to be from how "spiritual" they appeared to be in high school. One would imagine with certain spiritual exhibition in a young age, they would grow to be more than just doctors talking about worldly matters. However, I do have high hopes for the other new lands elsewhere, I want to hope that they be free from all the false doctrines and lame practices those so called "Christians" are suddenly so eager to feed them with, but I can only pray for the strength and wisdom of God in those preachers and missionaries who are doing these hard works in building a firmer and stronger foundation in these.\n<\/p>\n
\nAfter this alert, I have searched and listed these churches that support GLBT from this website<\/a>, so I won't make the same mistake twice:\n<\/p>\n \nBeth Am, The People's Temple<\/strong> Broadway United Church of Christ<\/strong> Church of The Ascension<\/strong> Church of the Holy Apostles (Episcopal)<\/strong> Collegiate Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of America<\/strong> Community Church of New York<\/strong> Congregation Beth Simchat Torah<\/strong> Dignity\/NY<\/strong> The First Presbyterian Church in NY<\/strong> Fort Washington Collegiate Church<\/strong> Grace and St. Paul's Lutheran Church<\/strong> ICM Cristo Rey<\/strong> Grace Oasis Ministries<\/strong> Marble Collegiate Church<\/strong> Metropolitan Community Church of New York<\/strong> Middle Church<\/strong> Our Savior's Atonement Lutheran Church<\/strong> Park Avenue Christian Church<\/strong> The Riverside Church<\/strong> Rutgers Presbyterian Church<\/strong> Spirit of the River<\/strong> St. Bartholemew's Church<\/strong> St. Peter's Church<\/strong> Stephen Wise Free Synagogue<\/strong> Trinity Lutheran Church<\/strong> Unity Fellowship Church<\/strong> Washington Square Methodist Church<\/strong> West End Collegiate Church<\/strong> West-Park Presbyterian Church<\/strong> I went last night to their 6:15pm service, then the 7:15 Bible Study for 20s\/30s. This is RCA Reformed church affiliated church, I didn't expect it to be a gay lesbian supporter until I went home and google with keywords … Continue reading
\n178 Bennett Ave.
\nNew York, NY 10040
\n(212) 927-2230<\/p>\n
\n225 W. 99th St.
\nNew York, NY
\n(212) 316-5700<\/p>\n
\n5th Ave & 10th St.
\nNew York, NY 10014
\n(212) 254-8620<\/p>\n
\n296 Ninth Avenue at 28th Street
\nNew York, NY 10001
\n212-807-6799
\nwww.holyapostlesnyc.org
\nThe Church of the Holy Apostles is an inclusive Landmark Chelsea Episcopal Parish that has been explicitly gay-friendly for many years.<\/p>\n
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\nhttp:\/\/www.collegiatechurch.org<\/p>\n
\n40 E. 35th St.
\nNew York, NY 10016
\n(212) 683-4988<\/p>\n
\n57 Bethune St.
\nNew York NY 10014
\n(212) 929-9498
\nhttp:\/\/www.cbst.org\/<\/p>\n
\nP.O. Box 1554, F.D.R. Station
\nNew York, NY 10150
\n212 932-6609 \/ 212-620 0369
\nhttp:\/\/www.bway.net\/~halsall\/lgbh\/lgbh-digny.html<\/p>\n
\n12 W. 12th St. (5th Ave, between 11th\/12th St)
\nNew York, NY 10011
\n(212) 675-6150
\nhttp:\/\/www.firstpresnyc.org<\/p>\n
\n729 West 181st Street
\nNew York, NY 10033
\n(212) 568-4014
\nhttp:\/\/www.fortwashingtonchurch.org<\/p>\n
\n123 W. 71st St.
\nNew York, NY
\n(212) 877-5810<\/p>\n
\n30 E. 31st St.
\nNew York, NY
\n(718) 355-6944<\/p>\n
\nRev. Charles C. Morrow, Jr.
\nFDR Station, P.O. Box 7901
\nNew York, NY 10150-7901
\n718-452-8736
\n917-252-8207
\nwww.graceoasisministries.com<\/p>\n
\n1 West 29th Street
\nNew York, NY 10001-4596
\n(212) 686-2770
\nhttp:\/\/www.collegiatechurch.org\/dir.marble.html<\/p>\n
\n446 W. 36th St
\nNew York, NY 10018
\n(212) 629-7440
\nhttp:\/\/www.nycnet.com\/mccny<\/p>\n
\n(Reformed Church of America)
\nSecond Avenue At Seventh Street
\n50 East 7th Street
\nNew York, NY 10003
\n(212) 477-0666
\nhttp:\/\/www.middlechurch.org<\/p>\n
\n78 Benett Ave.
\nNew York, NY
\n(212) 923-5757<\/p>\n
\n1010 Park Ave @ 85th St.
\nNew York, NY 10028-0991
\n(212) 288-3246<\/p>\n
\nRiverside Drive and 122nd Street
\n(212) 870-6700
\nriverji@tiac.net
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\n236 W. 73rd St.
\nNew York, NY 10023<\/p>\n
\n152 W. 66th St
\nNew York, NY 10023
\n(212) 932-1085<\/p>\n
\n109 E. 50th St
\nNew York, NY 10022
\n(212) 378-0258
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\n619 Lexington Ave. (54th St.)
\nNew York, NY
\n(212) 935-2200
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\n30 W. 68th St.
\nNew York, NY 10023
\n(212) 877-4050<\/p>\n
\n168 W. 100th St
\nNew York, NY
\n(212) 222-7045<\/p>\n
\n(718) 636-5646
\nhttp:\/\/members.aol.com\/ufcnyc\/
\nServices held on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. at:
\nSt. Mary's Episcopal Church
\n230 Classon Ave.
\nBrooklyn, NY 11205
\nPastor: Elder Zachary Jones<\/p>\n
\n135 W. 4th St
\nNew York, NY 10012
\n(212) 777-2528<\/p>\n
\nWest End Avenue at West 77th Street
\nMailing address:
\n368 West End Avenue
\nNew York, New York 10024
\n(212) 787-1566
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\n165 W. 86th St.
\nNew York, NY 10024
\n(212) 362-4890 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"