Ford man, I have been through your experience almost step for step. Except I was never a deacon.
I did teach Sunday school and and have been very active in a couple of different churches. I've found that I prefer small country churches that don't grow.
I know how awful that sounds, but in my experience,growth brings the politics.
Especially when someone decides to begin a building fund drive.
I truly don't believe Jesus meant for his church bride to be "a building".
I believe the church is anywhere that people gather to worship. I even believe it's possible to find your own church in the peacefulness of God's great outdoors.
