We hope that you will come to visit our church in Elmira, NY.

Here are a few things to help guide you along your path to finding a new church home.

Ask yourself Hard questions

If you are thinking about finding a new church, there are a few questions you have to ask yourself first.

1. Why am I looking for a new church?

This is a crucial question to ask yourself. Maybe you have no choice because you are moving to a different city.

It’s important to question why you are looking for a new church.

2. What is the most important thing for you to find in a church

3. When finding a new church, it's important that you know what type of church you are looking for.

Some Criteria to consider

Before you start finding a new church, make a list of things you want in a church.

To help you start, I have made a list of things that may or may not be important to you.

This is just a list. You can add to it, or take some things away.

• Bible-believing - We are

• Welcoming - We hope so!

• Do they have a Children’s program? - Yes

• Does the church have pastors, elders, etc? How do they all work together? - Yes

• What denomination are you looking for? Are you going to stay in the same denomination or try something new? - Non-denominational

• Types of services and service times - Service every Sunday Morning at 10:30 AM.

• Does the church have a women’s ministry? - Yes

• Does the church have a men’s ministry?- Yes

• Is the church mission focussed? - Yes

• Is the church outreach focused? - Yes (We see local outreach/missions as our main mission)

• Where is the church located? How far are you willing to travel? - We are located in Dowtown Elmira and Close by to Wegmans.

Every single church will do things differently and will NOT BE PERFECT.

The perfect church will only exist in heaven.

We have some friends who have relocated to a different city and have not been able to find a church that had everything on their list.

So, they had to pear the list down and focus on the top criteria that were important to them.

Visit the church

The best way to know what a church is like is to actually go and visit a church.

Before you visit a church, be aware that one visit may not be enough. Every Sunday, is not exactly alike.

It may take a few weeks to be able to tell whether or not the church will be a good fit.

But, if you know what you are looking for, then it may only take one visit to know if that church is one you feel God is leading you to.

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