Makes Me Wonder!
 

There are approximately 15 churches in our city. We have been here as a witness to the One God, Acts 2 message of New Testament salvation for over 50 yrs. The other 14 or so churches without exception, are Trinitarian. Why would they need that many churches if they all believed the same.

Falla39

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They don't. On that point - they do of course, but the same can be said of pretty much any doctrine. Your church and likely a few others believe in tongues... Why have more than one church that belives this?

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Bro. Hoover,
We are not the only church that believes in tongues. At least two others that I know of, speak in tongues.

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I lived in the Tulsa area for many years. I think there are about 25 Oneness churches there. They need so many because there are a.) A lot of people who believe Oneness. and b.) Those people don't always get along with each other so sometimes they start their own church.

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Here in Jacksonville every where I look I see Baptist Churches.

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Right. That's my point. Sometimes there is more than one church that speaks in tongues. And there are times when more than one church is Trinitarian or Oneness... That does not mean they otherwise agree or that they "all believe the same" as you said in the first post.

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There are a ton of apostolic (UPC and otherwise) in the whole Phoenix valley. Many of them are quite close to each other. Most are quite different from each other, not just in the type of clientele (saints) but their beliefs.

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Phoenix is just plain huge. Some churches are an 80 mile round trip from my house. In these days of high gas prices and crowded freeways, you really have to have a good reason to drive that far for what's going to take 5 gallons of gas in my car for one church service. As it is, the church I go to is just over a 50 mile round trip, but, to be fair, I used to drive that distance every day when I worked out that way. Now I work closer and work is a 22 mile round trip. Like I said, Phoenix is huge.

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So I have to ask, what side are you on? We're in East Mesa.

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Just east of downtown Mesa. And yeah, there are probably a half-dozen churches closer, but you know, I like this little, small church, even if it is a distance.

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Because one is not enough....same reason cities have more than one Oneness church

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I just thought about it and did the math, from my front door to my church round trip is 90 miles, I dont think I have ever thought of it like that before, and I have been making that drive for over 10 years now. I know in Charleston WV, I believe that we have around 9 Oneness churches all within 10 miles of each other, not counting the well over 15 or more that I pass between my house and my church. We have probably 5 churches per square mile in Southern WV and that's no joke! My wont it be fun to see the people that cant get along down here being best friends in Heaven!!!

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And, Prax, while some cities have numerous churches, other cities have none! And have never had a Oneness church! WHY?

Falla39

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I know that a lot of churches have men who say they
have been called to preach. They preach in their church,
or other surrounding churches from time to time. It
would be wonderful if some of these God called men
would venture out and start new works in areas that
are so unchurched.

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I am always surprised here in Florida on the back country roads I see churches pop up out of no where and even seen a Oneness churches right across from a Baptist church in the middle of no where.

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That's all good and well, but, more Preachers should go
where there are NO churches for miles and miles, and start one! :)

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Maybe in that situation a home church is the way its done. Don't need a pastor or preacher all that is needed is a Christ loving disciple who will heed Matthew 28:19 and disciple his or her neighborhood.