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Old Jul 31, 2020, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Mountaindewed View Post
I tried converting to Methodist a few years ago because I knew a bunch of people from the church. I did the classes and the ceremony and everything. I went for about a year. But everyone in that particular church was super rich and had all these medical problems and there I was on social security and with mental health problems and I just felt super out of place. Plus all that peace be with you stuff got on my nerves and just the friendliness of everyone and how unfriendly I was being just made me really self conscious. So I stopped going. Now I can’t think of any church that would be accepting anyways.
Keep trying Mountaindewed if you want a church. I have found great acceptance in a non-denominational church. It's big with 7 locations (mine only has a few hundred people as it is a new branch) and they are just awesome. People know I"m disabled and have a lot of health problems but don't know I'm bipolar. I wouldn't be horrified if people knew though. I imagine some have guessed I have psychiatric issues. There are a few people I may tell eventually.

I avoided churches for years because I thought I wouldn't be accepted but I was very wrong. And I'm so glad I was wrong.
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