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I've wondered (and asked) for years why MEMA doesn't own and make available these mobile sandbagging units so people don't have to engae in back-breaking shoveling all day long.

Once again, those narrow minded church folks are oppressing society.

@1:43 What in the hell are you talking about?

I’m glad to see this. I will not knock them for assisting when that is what we are called to do. Many many….MANY churches have assets to assist in times like these yet they send missionaries to far off places while thumping their chests on Sunday while showing the slide show on the big screen of people building churches and schools in foreign lands. That’s fine, but we have issues here that need to be addressed yet when you speak to the pastor, I mean Dr of religion the first thing he does is belittle you and quote scripture. Old people need help in the churches community and yet they drive right past them as they go to the airport to board the plane to go to far away places. I give credit to Christ Methodist. And MEMA could purchase more of the sand bag units but it’s a government thing for them. We have to buy a 100,000 building in Byram to put masks and other items in that we know will not be used. We are a screwed up society.

2:49 - Don't you know...Mission trips put feathers in caps. You teach somebody in a loin cloth how to make water run downhill and you're forever blessed.

When hurricane Katrina hit the churches, Salvation Army, Catholic Charities and the other "oppressive", "Bible thumpers" showed up and worked their butts off to help people.

The lovely, permissive, tolerance, liberals? Not so much...or at all.

Liberals have a passion to help people, with your money, but not their money, nor with their sweat.

2:49 Please name a local pastor that has publicly belittled someone who asked him a question. Please include the link to the message. Most all of the local churches record their services.

2:49 is a liar, plain and simple.

Exactly 2:49.

I Have no issue with foreign missions, but why won't many of these
Churches/Denominations admit there's more work to be done in our own country before they start worrying about basically happy folks in a remote jungle village on the other side of the planet ?

Yesterday CUMC posted on social media that we would have a volunteer opportunity this (8/28/22) morning. Filling sandbags.

By 9:15am this morning, there were at least 50 people - many full families - with shovels ready to work. More arrived and I believe a second team filled bags this afternoon.

Lots of smiles despite the circumstance.

Come visit us next Sunday. 6000 Old Canton Road. Contemporary service 9:45. Traditional service 11:00. Dress code is simple: clothes required. Lots of seating in Traditional. We fill up the contemporary service so arrive a little early. Plenty of parking. Good coffee.

Hope you join us.

8:17 - Can you define traditional v contemporary. I assume the first is the one our parents attended in the sixties and the second includes rock music and black lights. But I could be wrong which is why I asked for a definition.

To clarify, we refer to our contemporary service as "The Bridge."

https://www.christunitedjxn.org/resources/sermons/

Link to traditional sermons. CUMC livestreams its services on Facebook. If you would like to watch a Bridge service checkout Facebook.

I cannot define the two but I'll try to describe what the services are like.

Traditional is traditional. Worship service is more formal and generally like most Methodist services across the state. Pastor wears a robe, usual responsive readings, hymns, message. One difference at CUMC is we have large screens for readings and lyrics and do not use the hymnals as much.

Contemporary is in a large room and there is a praise band. Most of songs can be heard on K-Love. You won't hear Christian lyrics over a Bob Seger song. There is lighting but this isn't a rave. Usually there are announcements, a few songs, the message (which is usually the same as the traditional service) and then some additional music.

I'm a traditional Methodist at heart but I enjoy the contemporary worship too.

:6:36 said, "why won't many of these
Churches/Denominations admit there's more work to be done in our own country before they start worrying about basically happy folks in a remote jungle village on the other side of the planet ?"

The two biggest health problems for the poor in the US are obesity and diabetes. If you go to the "remote jungle village on the other side of the planet" I'm guessing you won't find any chubby people.

Since the churches are helping those home and away, why don't the non-churched, agnostics, and atheists pitch in and help humanity?

@ 6:24, I’m 2:49… Two people the former pastor and assistant Pastor of Country Woods Baptist Church. One went to “bigger money” yet frowned on you asking questions. The other frowned on helping the community names? Futral and Duncan. Duncan passed away but was very much “in line” with Futral’s leadership or he was out. There ya go. I stated my same opinion in Bible Study and was shot down because my idea didn’t fit their agenda. Futral went to a different church and…well, we know what happened there.