Let me start by saying that I was born and raised as a Catholic. I dabbled in the Pentecostal religion briefly, but always returned to my Catholicism. I was baptized Catholic and went to a Catholic high school. While in college, I went to Mass almost every Sunday. I even got married in a Catholic church. That was until my late 30s. About two years ago, I went through the largest personal struggle in my life. My best friend from college told me to come to her church, Fairhaven United Methodist Church. That was the best day of my spiritual life. I went back a few more times, before I decided to become an "associate member" (I got to skip over some of the formalities since I was a Christian). I became an official member around this time last year (so it's almost a year to the day that I became a Methodist).
The reason that I joined this church is because I have never had, but always wanted, a "church family." These are the warmest bunch of Christians I have ever met! Every single person there is warm, welcoming, supportive, genuine and a do-gooder. Second, I had always been looking to give back with my time (since I always used to give donations). Third, this church has made me a better person. Third, the church encourages members to lead or participate in events that benefit the community so whatever is close to one's heart, you are encouraged to create such a program (for me, I'm passionate about veterans, abused animals, and victims of domestic violence).
Although I have a Methodist church just outside my neighborhood, I choose to drive the 20 miles or so to enrich my soul (which the service definitely does), learn the Bible, and give back to my community. Speaking of which, this church does ALOT of outreach and has a lot of ministries (Young Adult Group, Youth Group, Vacation Bible School, Adult Bible Study, etc.).
So if you are looking to truly become part of a church family, I highly advise you to come and visit Fairhaven United Methodist Church in Gaithersburg, MD. I hope it changes your life like it did mine.
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Let me start by saying that I was born and raised as a Catholic. I dabbled in the Pentecostal religion briefly, but always returned to my Catholicism. I was baptized Catholic and went to a Catholic high school. While in college, I went to Mass almost every Sunday. I even got married in a Catholic church. That was until my late 30s. About two years ago, I went through the largest personal struggle in my life. My best friend from college told me to come to her church, Fairhaven United Methodist Church. That was the best day of my spiritual life. I went back a few more times, before I decided to become an "associate member" (I got to skip over some of the formalities since I was a Christian). I became an official member around this time last year (so it's almost a year to the day that I became a Methodist). The reason that I joined this church is because I have never had, but always wanted, a "church family." These are the warmest bunch of Christians I have ever met! Every single person there is warm, welcoming, supportive, genuine and a do-gooder. Second, I had always been looking to give back with my time (since I always used to give donations). Third, this church has made me a better person. Third, the church encourages members to lead or participate in events that benefit the community so whatever is close to one's heart, you are encouraged to create such a program (for me, I'm passionate about veterans, abused animals, and victims of domestic violence). Although I have a Methodist church just outside my neighborhood, I choose to drive the 20 miles or so to enrich my soul (which the service definitely does), learn the Bible, and give back to my community. Speaking of which, this church does ALOT of outreach and has a lot of ministries (Young Adult Group, Youth Group, Vacation Bible School, Adult Bible Study, etc.). So if you are looking to truly become part of a church family, I highly advise you to come and visit Fairhaven United Methodist Church in Gaithersburg, MD. I hope it changes your life like it did mine.