I want to go to church, and I'll probably go regularly, but I have no information. Should I do anything before going?

[Yorgunmutluluk53]

I was born and live in Türkiye, and I am Turkish. For now, I'm a deist. However, I have always been curious about Christianity, so I want to go to church and talk to a priest (?), nun (?), pastor (?), or any believer there 😇

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

That depends very heavily on which denomination you’re going to, if they’re protestant or catholic, or god forbid the LDS. Catholicism is probably more the “traditional” route as it’s the oldest version of christianity with deference to the pope as the main speaker for the voice of God. However, protestant denominations get a bit… complicated. And when I say “complicated” I mean there are over 80 different primary branches of protestantism worldwide, each with their own secondary branches that divide their sect into specific beliefs. Take Lutheran Christianity for example, there are 3 secondary branches to that primary branch of Lutheranism: the LCMS, the WELS, and the ELCA, all differentiated by how devoted they are to scripture and how closely they follow it. The ELCA will use the scripture as a guideline, meanwhile the LCMS believes scripture is without error and almost entirely literal. And WELS is usually somewhere in between the two. Lots of primary branches of protestantism have those separations in their secondary branches, especially if they’re as old as Lutheranism is. So double check what kind of church you’re going to so you know exactly what message you’re getting before you start attending services and hearing the gospel.

[Paris13]

Pentecostal ids The Best from Any Rest. xxoo

[Paris13]

Tanks, Gag. xxoo

[Drew-1990]

Just go in and sit on the sermon. They just talk to people most at a church will share their faith. Maybe start with the pastor or priest afterwards because depending on their personality some people not talk to you more out of shyness or something than not wanting to share their faith.

[Avicenna]

I'm sure they'll be happy to talk to you about their religion

[strateguy632]

if you want to prepare then start by reading book romans from the important part chapter 8. a bit each day slowly meditating and reading over a few days from chapter 8 to end of chapter 12 then if you can accept that stuff. go but no need to go to a church building just if you want.

[DJB72]

Just bear in mind that at the core, Christianity is about Relationship with God, not religion.

[BarryLiverstone]

Just walk in and be polite

[BarryLiverstone]

Many churches have a website or sm so check what time the service begins and arrive 15 min before. Christian churches often welcome guests

[MrZameer]

Aren't you Muslim?