Mountain Christian Center

[citizen]

I am curious to know if we have any members on here that attend Mountain Christian Center church. I attended there many years ago and was curious who the pastor is now. I'd love to hear your good and bad experiences with this church.

[Yosemite Joy]

I need an alias.

MCC, yikes. I hear bad things about the new pastor and his wife.

[beautiful_mess38]

I used to attend there. Didn't feel comfortable. They were pushing me into the singles group. (like I needed another man after sh*thead experience.) I even told them I wasn't ready. They kept pushing. Made me very uncomfortable.
The pastor never spoke of single moms or divorces.

People just wern't warm enough for me. And the pastor didn't have a sense of humor. Way to serious. It was like he was from another time.

I stopped going and didnt' attend any church for awhile. Now I feel right at home with ylcc.

[BGW]

I attended a funeral there this past spring...it started out as a wonderful celebration of life and suddenly turned into a recruiting ordeal that lasted over an hour. I found it to be quite insulting and in very poor taste.

[Michelle]

I think to choose a church that you would like to attend is for the person to attend themselves only because it will be upon your own feeling and how god touches you and makes you feel at home. But I do attend YlCC and I have never felt at home when walking in to the church. My husband and I attended another church and he liked it and I didn't so it all depends upon how the house of god makes you feel personally. but that is just what I think.
good luck and god bless

[Surfus]

Is it good karma to start bashing a church at Christmas time?
Watch it people you are going to hurt someone’s feelings. A lot of people call MCC home.
therefore I feel talking trash about a church is the same as Talking trash about a person and would be in violation to the Forums rules.

[Dodgergirl]

I don't see any bashing going on. I see the original question asking for good/bad experiences. I also see some varied responses, even the one that could be considered negative didn't go into detail, so, therefore, not bashing...


I won't even go into the good karma part of your post, that is laughable from my side of the road...

JMHO

[Patagoniamaniac]

I'm happy that anyone would attend a church that is heartfelt bible teaching straight from the good book. No church is perfect, and every church has imperfect people. There will always be something you will be unhappy with regardless what church you go to...I love my church...Sierra pines ROCKS!..had to throw that in!..I loved the layed back come as you are atmosphere...

[Michelle]

there is no bashing of churches in anyone post that I see either.....

[Surfus]

I was just being a good mod. and giving a PRE warning before things got out of hand.

[Californee Girl]

I attended MCC briefly in the mid/late 90s. Of course there were the normal problems that I think most places, including churches experience, namely cliques. But I should also add that I was raised not to believe in a God and it was the spirit in that church that made a believer out of me. Im pretty sure they had a youth pastor taking over for some time in between pastors when I was going.

[SheilaMae]

The only way to know is to go, citizen. Anyone who replies with either a rave or a rant is going to be prejudicial to some degree or another by individual personality and experience.

Scripture says that even if no one else were to tell us of God the rocks would cry out and do so, but in today's media saturation and with all the distractions we're overloaded with I think it's mighty hard to hear the rocks, ya know? Even so, be aware principalities and powers will clamor that much louder and stronger to deter you when you make any attempt to draw nearer to God. I'll be praying you'll be encouraged to push on through.

[SheilaMae]

Originally posted by BGW:
I attended a funeral there this past spring...it started out as a wonderful celebration of life and suddenly turned into a recruiting ordeal that lasted over an hour. I found it to be quite insulting and in very poor taste.

BGW - sorry to hear you found it to be 'recruiting' and were offended. What I think you're referring to is called 'Invitation' in a believer's memorial service and is in fact an act of love and mercifullness toward any and all unbelievers present on the part of either the departed or a close member of the family instrumental in planning such a service. Should you be in attendance afterward should I depart from this life here amongst you all, you'll find the same. Some hearts never stop to ponder eternity except when witnessing someone else's move from here to there. This life is sooooooooooo brief and so very fragile and can be and so often is quite ugly and bitter. What a gift to have the opportunity exchange it for eternal paradise! THAT's what Christmas truly is all about.

[BGW]

Originally posted by SheilaMae:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by BGW:
I attended a funeral there this past spring...it started out as a wonderful celebration of life and suddenly turned into a recruiting ordeal that lasted over an hour. I found it to be quite insulting and in very poor taste.

BGW - sorry to hear you found it to be 'recruiting' and were offended. What I think you're referring to is called 'Invitation' in a believer's memorial service and is in fact an act of love and mercifullness toward any and all unbelievers present on the part of either the departed or a close member of the family instrumental in planning such a service. Should you be in attendance afterward should I depart from this life here amongst you all, you'll find the same. Some hearts never stop to ponder eternity except when witnessing someone else's move from here to there. This life is sooooooooooo brief and so very fragile and can be and so often is quite ugly and bitter. What a gift to have the opportunity exchange it for eternal paradise! THAT's what Christmas truly is all about. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

To be fair, this was the second funeral in twenty years that this 'invitation' situation you describe has been included in the service. The first, (which took place in a different town and a different type of church) sadly, I know was not something or anything that had been prearranged as part of the Memorial Service, but something the Ministering Official took upon himself to do. He even stated we should not be there to mourn the passing of the dead, but to welcome Jesus into our lives. He went on to say that funerals are for the living (which they are) and since we were alive we might as well prepare our path for death.

This last one...I have no idea if the family set it up as the person that had passed away was a member of MCC and not the rest of the family.

Since I attend a funeral to celebrate a life, and pay my respects, and say my good-byes...I just find it odd and out of place and not the norm.

Yes, pray, yes, have a service, yes, suggest--if I haven't already--that I invite Jesus into my life. No, don't spend an hour telling me to join the church where the service is being held...etc.

But, that is just me.

[beautiful_mess38]

I totally agree with BGW. We attend funerals for the deceased and the family. Not to join the church.

[Yosemite_Wolf]

I would find it in poor taste if I went to a funeral and the pastor stood for an hour and told me why I should join his church. What If I already have my own church? What if I am of a different faith and happy with it?

We are there for a funeral.. not to be sold on the church.. and if I had to sit through an hour of "why I need to join....." then the next funeral that I had to put together would be held elsewhere... or not in a church at all. (Blech, bad taste in my mouth)

[Patagoniamaniac]

Originally posted by SheilaMae:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by BGW:
I attended a funeral there this past spring...it started out as a wonderful celebration of life and suddenly turned into a recruiting ordeal that lasted over an hour. I found it to be quite insulting and in very poor taste.

BGW - sorry to hear you found it to be 'recruiting' and were offended. What I think you're referring to is called 'Invitation' in a believer's memorial service and is in fact an act of love and mercifullness toward any and all unbelievers present on the part of either the departed or a close member of the family instrumental in planning such a service. Should you be in attendance afterward should I depart from this life here amongst you all, you'll find the same. Some hearts never stop to ponder eternity except when witnessing someone else's move from here to there. This life is sooooooooooo brief and so very fragile and can be and so often is quite ugly and bitter. What a gift to have the opportunity exchange it for eternal paradise! THAT's what Christmas truly is all about. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

well said sheilamae!....