I know it sounds stupid. There is a small church in my town that I want to visit but I am not sure if I can go in randomly.
a catholic church at the beach has an all night chapel anyone can go in at any time. tried that at an African American baptist church inland that similarly had the light on and the door unlocked, and i got arrested. christianity is set up very contrarily to the actual Savior's words in the Bible, who always had for all His followers to be as one, and the guy in there who told the non-Jewish people of the world about Him, said all the people should follow the Savior, Himself instead of the different personalities of the people He sent. but people quit obeying that before even a century had gone by and now everybody with a Bible is different than the rest with one. a Bible commune up north had an all night deli and a hostel and they were always available and staffed round the clock except for the last day of the week or the holidays the Bible specifies that the Jewish people mostly go by. covid and remodeling have them meeting just at home these days, seems like, but each so called church is different in how they are and what they approve of.
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It depends on the church and on who you are.
If it is truly a "house of God" where they are actually preaching love (not this we love you by hating you/ "we love the sinner but hate the sin" BS) then you should be able to walk right in.
Some churches won't let you come around if you're one of certain types of sinners.
Some churches (like First Baptist in Sherman TX, yes im calling them out) won't let you attend if you came off the street/ homeless... if you aren't wearing a suit and tie they don't want you there because "they're on TV"
Some churches, like Global Vision Bible Church have pastors like Gregory Locke who have banned Democrats.
Then you have some churches like the little church my mom goes to where, if you're not black you may feel out of place because it's predominantly one family, but you learn quickly they don't care!
You have churches like the one across the field from my house that aren't just a place for religion, but have made themselves a welcoming place for the entire community.
Don't try figuring it out by calling, the wolves always claim to be sheep. The only way to find out is ask around or just show up and hope it's not Westboro Baptist. There are some fine churches out there (even coming from atheist me) and some horrible ones too. Good luck.
100%! Almost all churches are thrilled to have guests! However, I would recommend looking up the church name to see if they have a website first, and checking out what type of doctrine/worship services they hold. Its always nice to be prepared (i. e. if you want to blend in, show up to contemporary worship in nice but more casual clothes and if it's more confessional/traditional show up in more formal or business casual clothes.) Also, if you get the chance, show up 15 min early and see if you can talk to the pastor to ask for more information about the service! (As others have said, if they force you to wear head coverings or don't welcome you to join them for service, it's probably best to stay away lol)
Yes, you can. But be very cautious about which one you walk into for all churches are different.
It seems as if you are being called to this church. Like the holy spirit is calling you to go there.
Find out what kind of church it is, and do some research on their beliefs before you decide to go.
Okay?
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Some have dress codes. I once went to weekend service and they forced me to put a covering on my head. Some churches care what type of shoes or tops you wear.
You could always contact the church. If you don't feel comfortable just showing up. Ask whatever questions you may have. In my opinion you should be able to go as you are. If they care about dressing a certain way or a bunch of legalistic rules then I would not recommend. It's not about what's on the outside it's about what's in your heart. That's why my favorite verse is Romans chapter 10 verse 9. If you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you will be saved.
If you are talking about on a Sunday during their service yes you can, vast majority of churches will not bat an eye but if it's small you will probably get people want to talk with you and ask you questions. It's just to be polite and welcome you. During the week it depends on when their office hours are especially a small church they probably don't have someone there 24/7 or even every day. Most pastors will welcome you right in. This isn't 100% there are definitely sadly some that are not as welcoming but vast majority are.
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Most churches are happy to have visitors, for whatever reason. However, many smaller churches do not have staff present M-F 8-5, and they will probably be locked when no one is present. Find a phone number for the church or its pastor and call them; you will probably get a friendly welcome.
Most definitely can. I even tried this going to a Mormon church, had no issues. What are they gonna say, you can’t be here? The lord said I can though. Now what?
Yes. Churches are public albeit religious centers. Unless the church is one of those hyper zealot paid membership churches you and everyone is welcome inside
Lol, if it was me, I would read the 4th commandment try to walk in on the 7th day before as stated before 11am, then see what happens. If it's closed, then it's not a church.
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Randomly during the week? Probably not. Maybe if you make arrangements. They may want to know why though.
The answer is yes. That all say "welcome to all" even of they look at strangers with a little suspicion.
You can visit during one of the services or speak with the pastor if you feel like that would help you be more comfortable visiting.
So long as the door is not locked, you can go inside and have a look around. It's a good idea to not do that when a service is going on though.
Of course. Churches are more than happy to have visitors and hope that they return.
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I can't... not without being invited first...
Yes, you can. They will likely be all over themselves to try to get you to return regularly.
Of course you can. Just be respectful. And it’s always open to anyone!
Unless there is some restoration or renovation going on, churches are open during the day.
You are definitely welcome to visit and more.
Unless you're a vampire, you can just walk right in.
Churches want your $$$ so yes, you should be able to enter and join their cult. :)
i don't know with other churches but if it's Catholic, absolutely!
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