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Old 07-23-2017, 05:21 PM
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I have a non-denominational church I love in Wisconsin. Does anyone know of one they like around The Villages?
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Live Oaks Community Church is Evangelical Free, but very similar to a non-denominational church. Bible centered, very friendly, only 5 years old- We just had our Grand Opening in our new facility behind the Walmart on 466. We've always gone to non-denominational churches & love LOCC.
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What exactly IS a non denominational Church?
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What exactly IS a non denominational Church?
Definition...Non Denominational
Open or acceptable to people of any Christian denomination.
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Definition...Non Denominational

Open or acceptable to people of any Christian denomination.


All Christian churches are open to anyone. My understanding of non denominational is an independent church not beholding to any hierarchy.


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All Christian churches are open to anyone. My understanding of non denominational is an independent church not beholding to any hierarchy.


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My understanding is that non denominational churches are open to Christians that might hold different interpretations of the bible.
But some Christian churches such as the Catholics might not find non denominational beliefs acceptable.

It seems the OP is looking for a non denominational church that would be very open to her particular Christian beliefs!
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My understanding is that non denominational churches are open to Christians that might hold different interpretations of the bible.
But some Christian churches such as the Catholics might not find non denominational beliefs acceptable.

It seems the OP is looking for a non denominational church that would be very open to her particular Christian beliefs!
Catholics are not taught to believe the literal interpretation of the Old Testament. I would guess because it is often confusing and conflicting and would often reference traditional rules Jews lived by which doesn't relate to doctrine and faith of the New Testament.
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Catholics are not taught to believe the literal interpretation of the old testament.
Please explain how that applies? I see you edited your post.
So that is a particular belief held by the Catholics, and you mention a key word "doctrine"!
I was raised and grew up as a Catholic, and practiced the faith for many years.
Then after some twists and turns of life,
I attended and belonged to a couple of Christian non denominational
churches for a number of years.
My observation...they are all Christian churches,
but are yet quite different.

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Isn't this a church that does not take money? Is there such a thing?
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Isn't this a church that does not take money? Is there such a thing?
No... most will take what ever denomination you put in the basket!
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I especially like the expository preaching style of the pastors. I look forward to being a part of LOCC as we impact our community(ies) in novel ways.
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Live Oaks Community Church is Evangelical Free, but very similar to a non-denominational church. Bible centered, very friendly, only 5 years old- We just had our Grand Opening in our new facility behind the Walmart on 466. We've always gone to non-denominational churches & love LOCC.
The Evangelical Free Church of America's Statement of Faith could easily have been written by a Southern Baptist leader. The EFCA came into existence in 1950, with strong Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish roots.

In fact, a notable member of this denomination is Chuck Swindoll, former President of Dallas Theological Seminary where large numbers of Southern Baptist preachers get their seminary degrees. Chuck Swindoll founded Insight for Living, headquartered in Plano, Texas, which airs a radio program of the same name on more than 2,000 stations around the world in 15 languages. He is one of my favorite radio preachers.

The EFCA, like Southern Baptist churches have a de-centralized structure, in which no central authority can direct any particular church to behave in any particular way. They are characterized as "Congregational" churches, which means that each local congregation is autonomous and directs its own affairs.

Is an EFCA church right for you? Check out their Statement of Faith.

EFCA Statement of Faith | EFCA

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Catholics are also taught to believe in purgatory, something most other Christians don't really understand. The Catholic Church only allows men to be priests. Christian churches typically allow both men and women to be pastors. Catholics don't believe in birth control or abortion. Catholics don't allow other Christians to commune with them because they hold different beliefs about the Holy 3. I am sure there are other major differences between Catholics and other Christians... I just named a few.

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