Number of Apostolic Churches around me.

[jfrog]

I can think of at least 7 apostolic churches within about 25 miles of me and that is only the ones I know of.

3 have well over 100 members. Maybe more now.
3 I've never been to. 1 of which is probably younger than a year old.
1 I have been to but it was years ago. It wasn't as big as the other three but it wasn't tiny.

There are probably a few other ones I don't know about. It just seems to me like there are alot of apostolic churches in my area.

[Sam]

Someone told me that there were about 8 apostolic churches within a 5 mile radius near her and none of them fellowshipped each other
or maybe it was 5 apostolic churches withing an 8 mile radius...
I don't remember right now

either way, it is appalling

[geekette]

Originally Posted by Sam

Someone told me that there were about 8 apostolic churches within a 5 mile radius near her and none of them fellowshipped each other
or maybe it was 5 apostolic churches withing an 8 mile radius...
I don't remember right now

either way, it is appalling

Appalling that there are so many churches or so few churches or that they don't fellowship each other?

[Sam]

Originally Posted by geekette

Appalling that there are so many churches or so few churches or that they don't fellowship each other?

in my opinion, appalling that they don't fellowship each other.

[deadeye]

Originally Posted by Sam

in my opinion, appalling that they don't fellowship each other.

And you care....why???

you go to a trinny church and really shouldn't care if the Apostolics do whatever......

[Sam]

Originally Posted by deadeye

And you care....why???

you go to a trinny church and really shouldn't care if the Apostolics do whatever......

Disunity in the Body (and I include oneness and trinity in the Body) bothers me.

One of the prayers I pray on a regular basis is the prayer of St. Francis:

Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury,pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
WHERE THERE IS DIVISION, UNITY;
and where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen

[Mr. Smith]

Way too many.

[Cindy]

Originally Posted by jfrog

I can think of at least 7 apostolic churches within about 25 miles of me and that is only the ones I know of.

3 have well over 100 members. Maybe more now.
3 I've never been to. 1 of which is probably younger than a year old.
1 I have been to but it was years ago. It wasn't as big as the other three but it wasn't tiny.

There are probably a few other ones I don't know about. It just seems to me like there are alot of apostolic churches in my area.

Do you live in a big city? If so, then you probably need that many. But why don't they fellowship together? Do they still have fellowship meetings? We use to have them when I was growing up. I loved it, traveling as far as 50 miles, and I grew up in Dallas.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Cindy

Do you live in a big city? If so, then you probably need that many. But why don't they fellowship together? Do they still have fellowship meetings? We use to have them when I was growing up. I loved it, traveling as far as 50 miles, and I grew up in Dallas.

There is an organization called The United Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ with a few churches, mostly in Indiana. They have a fellowship meeting monthly. Their web site has not been updated for a long time but it is
http://uac-jc.org/home.php
I keep thinking I'm going to get to one of the fellowship meetings but i think the closest one to me is about 100 miles.

[commonsense]

Do any churches in the UPC still have fellowship meetings? I loved them as a child/teen.

Once a month on Sat night.( taking a guess, since it's been many years, but I think the 3rd Sat)
Since not a lot of churches in our area,a drive of 50 to 100 miles not unusual.

Service: singing, specials and preaching
Fellowship: sandwiches and cake; sometimes there was more but it was after service...and the emphasis was on fellowship!
In our northern area the circle had UPC and PAW churches. Great memories!