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The church maintains a meetinghouse locator to help members and visitors find meetinghouses and meeting times in their area. [1] Unlike most religions, members are expected to attend the specific ward they reside in and are discouraged from choosing a different congregation that meets in a different place or at a more convenient time.
On September 7–8, 2001, various American church leaders met informally in Baltimore to explore whether or not the time had come to "create a new, more inclusive body." At the meeting no votes were taken, but there was a strong desire among the participants for a broader structure of some kind that would include all the major groupings of ...
If a member commits a major sin, as the Apostolic Christian Church believes to be laid out by the Bible, he or she will be disciplined. The member is encouraged to go through a time of reflection and if they repent they may come back into fellowship. If there is no repentance, the individual will no longer be considered a member of the ACCA.
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) have participated in wars throughout the twentieth century, including World Wars I and II. LDS members are encouraged to be active participants in their community, [1] [2] and the church has supported its members serving in the armed forces, both in the United States and in other countries around the world.
The LDS church discouraged social interaction or marriage with Black people and encouraged racial segregation. The practice began with church founder Joseph Smith who stated, "I would confine them [Black people] by strict law to their own species". [1]: 1843 Until 1963, many church leaders supported legalized racial segregation. [2]
The black church continues to be a source of support for members of the African American community, like encouragement to obtain immunizations. [66] When compared to American churches as a whole, predominantly African American churches tend to focus more on social issues such as poverty , gang violence , drug use , prison ministries and racism .
Confirmation in the Lutheran Church is a public profession of faith prepared for by long and careful instruction. In English, it may also be referred to as "affirmation of baptism ", and is a mature and public reaffirmation of the faith which "marks the completion of the congregation's program of confirmation ministry".
The Brethren Church had 17,042 members in 1906, 24,060 in 1916, 26,026 in 1926 and 30,363 in 1936. [1] In 1939 with the founding of the National Fellowship of Brethren Churches, now the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, some 17,000 members left the Brethren Church. In 1956 there were 18,697 members, in 1964 18,013, in 1976 15,920, in 1984 ...