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what our members say... I have felt the spirit of God in this church like I haven't felt since I took my first communion when I was 7 years old. |
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I spent my whole life not being sure there was a God. I did! I thought I was on my own in this world. Now I know God is here, I know God is in my life, and when I start to question that, I think about being at Beloved Community and I remember that I am not alone. For the first time in a long time, my soul is happy and satisfied, and I feel real close to my God. | |
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My life is different now. There are people I love who look different than me, and that means a lot. That feels like God. I feel like God is bringing us to each other. You can be yourself here. You can be honest. You don't have to be perfect. That's what I love. I love my church. This church is a place of refuge. |
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I've never been in a place like this church where people -- black and white, people who have never seen each other before -- have come together to sing and play with so much unity. There is so much unity here that God has to be in this place. Only God can make voices that have never sung with each other before sound so beautiful. If all you know about a person is that he or she is Black or White or gay or straight, you know precious little about them. At Beloved people have gotten to know me by how I love God and His people and whether I am trustworthy and dependable. If you come to Beloved you will come to realize, like Peter did , that God does not show favoritism (i.e., He is not a respecter of person) but welcomes all that worship Him. It is truly refreshing to be able to worship in a church where ALL are welcome but NONE are singled out based on temporal things. | |