East Triangle Church of Christ

Today we "church dated" East Triangle Church of Christ in Cary, NC. I wish had my camera with me today, but I didn't take it with me. So, I used pictures from their website for this post. I have no idea who these folks are, but I'm sure we shook hands with most of them today. : )

Well, long story short, we met a guy named Alex at the Crabtree Lake park yesterday with his kids who were Cody & Abby's age and he invited us to come to his church today. We took him up on his offer and we really enjoyed it. The church was actually in an office park. There were a lot of folks there from all ethnicity and age....probably the most diverse church I've ever attended.

The folks were super friendly and the music was as diverse as the people. The started off with a hymn and worked through several worship songs (with an amazing choir) and a band with guitars and drums. Clay said it reminded him of early Seacoast days. The congregation was really into the worship too, swaying from side to side and snapping fingers...it was nice to hear everyone singing in tune too! : )

The message reminded me of the good ol' baptist church I grew up in. The pastor was very animated and made some good points that drew a few "Amen Brother!" and "Preach It!" shouts from the crowd. His message was called "Dead Man Walking", which talked about how we must die to live. As he preached, I started to remember this verse that I learned many years ago at Church Camp. Next thing I know, he referenced it in his message!

I didn't really get to check out the kids ministry while we were there. They used a piece of masking tape and wrote "Abby" on it and stuck it on her back for a name tag. All of the classrooms were kind of small with little decor, but they were full of kids and had plenty of workers (which is way more important). I'm not sure if Cody liked his class because he was too busy trying to find someone with lollipops after church. FYI: They don't have a lollipop man there....it was very frustrating for him.

The overall experience was uniquely different than any other church visit I've ever done. I felt like everyone knew we were first-time visitors, yet they were very inviting and genuinely nice to us like we were already part of their family. I don't think it was just because we were new, but because they are really friendly people...or at least it seemed that way to me. I am intrigued with this church and look forward to going back to learn more about what they are all about.