Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

My tiny west Texas town has a primitive Baptist Church. It is so small that when I last heard, they only meet once a month. A visiting preacher comes to preach and lead singing. And they definitely have foot-washing, but I have seen that (at Maundy Thursday services) in Methodist churches. This litt...

Welcome, A!

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Did I just see this same survey posted on reddit/excoc?

The ones I have seen stand with microphones (wireless) just behind and usually to the side of the song leader on the stage. And they are an adjunct to the song leader, they do not perform separately from the audience who still sings. Sounds like a choir to me! No choir robes, I assume, but lots of ...

I am not sure I am picturing this right. These praise singers sit in their usual spot in the auditorium, but they sing without the rest of the congregation joining in? They don’t sit on the front pew? How do visitors know they aren't supposed to sing? Definitely does not sound “decently and in order”!

I had to buy a vacuum based on weight, not on effectiveness. Upright vacuums really hurt my back. I found a very light canister vacuum, and I only need to lift the hose. My dear hubby does the heavy-duty work with an upright Dyson.

There is an group on Reddit (r/excoc)that seems to attract a lot of people who have left the ICOC, as well as other versions of the COC.

I am not familiar with the congregations you recently attended.Are the Mission Point (San Antonio) and the San Diego COC actually part of the ICOC, despite their names? If you have been in the ICOC all this time, I expect you will be contacted and encouraged to return. SOME regular COCs likewise har...

I checked out my old churches. The faithful in my home town (Midland, TX) seem to have shrunk to the point of meeting in a small pre-fab steel building, next door to the Jehovah’s Witnesses. The South Austin COC is now meeting in a hotel meeting room. Their old building, which they moved into shortl...