A Place to Be Myself - Christina's Story
October 24, 2016

Growing up, I attended the traditional worship service at First United Methodist Church Richardson.  After college, I was fortunate enough to travel to South Africa on a mission trip with the church in 2014.  While there, I met my now husband who was youth pastor and leader of the contemporary worship service at the partner church.  I knew we’d need to find a community in which to call our own when he moved to Dallas.  I wanted to find a place where we would both be comfortable being ourselves...

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God on the Sidelines - Ryan's Story
October 17, 2016

My father’s career caused us to move every few years during my childhood.  In every new community we settled in my parents were adamant about finding a church home. We grew up attending weekly Sunday school classes, were baptized and confirmed.  Yet, as a high school student I chose to attend a different church as I found a personal connection with another  worship community and my parents were fully supportive of my decision to follow Christ outside of their church. While I was active in my faith but it was often a secondary priority even during those years.

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New Country, New People, New Church - Andy's Story
October 10, 2016

I arrived in Dallas in March of 2013, new country, new people, new church. Besides my fiancé, I knew no one. We started regularly attending the evening contemporary service, Access, and it wasn’t long before I was introduced to others close to our age, making me feel welcome...

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