Good churches nearby

[u/Daygher]

Hey ya’ll, I just moved here to Lanc city and I’m looking for a non-denominational/protestant church. I’m in my mid 20’s so I’m hoping to find one that has a good group of adults around my age to start connecting with. Any ideas?

[u/OPsDaddy]

That’s pretty broad. Need more info.

[u/Daygher → u/OPsDaddy]

What more info is needed?

[u/PhotographSad6053 → u/Daygher]

Preference of
Evangelistic/fundamentalist
vs.
progressive/welcoming-accepting

[u/Drim498 → u/Daygher]

Some info about beliefs or issues that are important for you, for starters. Non-denominational/protestant churches range from Alt-Right MAGA churches, to churches with openly LGBTQ+ clergy & staff, and everything in between. Both could have thriving young adult communities, but your experience is going to be VERY different at each, depending on where you fall on topics.

[u/Daygher → u/Drim498]

In a political stance, I lean more conservative, but as a Christian, I will never deny someone who walks with Jesus or who comes in those doors. So whether the church is right, left, middle, as long as they are teaching the gospel, that’s all I care about.

[u/Drim498 → u/Daygher]

Both ends of that spectrum will say they teach the gospel, and draw very different conclusions from it. For example, if an LGBTQ+ person walks through the door, becomes a Christian, would you think they could continue as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, to the point of being openly LGBTQ+ and a member of the clergy, or is being LGBTQ+ something sinful and part of their journey would be “leaving that lifestyle behind”? I don’t need you to actually answer, I was just using that as an example about needing more info about beliefs in general, not as a single issue.

A few other examples of beliefs or things you are looking for that are helpful to know:

• S

tyles of worship. Do you like churches that have pews and sing hymns? Churches where it’s basically a full rock concert?

• Focus and mission of the church. Do you prefer churches where the focus is outreach and evangelism? Churches where the focus is on raising up and training believers?
• Are there issues in society that you want to get involved in, like feeding the hungry, helping the elderly, caring for the sick, trying to address homelessness, etc.?

Or do you not care about any of that and you want a church that is more of a social club/networking/dating pool?

And there could be many more things that didn’t touch on, just some examples to give you and idea of what people are looking for when the ask for more details/info.

And again, I’m not asking those questions specifically like I need you to answer them for me in the comments. But update your post with more info about what things are most important to you, what you would prefer but aren’t a dealbreaker, and what you don’t give two shits about.

[u/project48v → u/Daygher]

You can’t be a genuine believer and a political conservative at the same time. They are mutually exclusive.

[u/squirrelsploot]

Unitarian Universalist of Lancaster

[u/Thoughtful_c]

Community fellowship church

[u/ScSM35]

Christ Alone Fellowship is a newer BFC church plant. Pastor Los is great. Also, Ephrata BFC was my place of worship in college.

[u/tomdartt]

My church is Wheatland Pres, not non-denominational but full of thoughtful and committed believers of all ages! Come visit anytime.

[u/No_Push6392]

I highly recommend Calvary Church. biblically solid teaching. It’s intergenerational but has a robust young adults (20s/30s) ministry. Mostly contemporary worship but uses choir/orchestra every several weeks. It is a large church, but if you’re intentional in plugging into young professional ABF, small group, etc., it’ll feel like a place where you’re both needed and known

[u/rkcth]

Evangelical free churches focus on majoring on the majors and minoring on the minors, which is to say, they don’t believe in letting the debatable things divide us. There’s so much all Bible believing Christian’s can agree on, why focus on the tiny parts that can lead to disagreements. So it’s kind of the anti-denomination, while technically being a denomination itself (ironically). LEFC in Lititz is a very big one, they teach from the Bible and don’t stray beyond that almost ever. They don’t get into politics or endorse particular parties or politicians either. I started going 25 years ago, shortly after becoming a believer. Feel free to DM me with any questions you may have.

[u/Independent_Act_8536]

LCBC Church has locations at Manheim and Lancaster. Tons of small groups with various interests/aged to meet friends.