and I guess I'm a little nervous. The nice thing is that we're meeting two other couples and their kids up there at 10am. We'll look around a bit, see if the kids want to go into the kids classrooms/toddler room or stay with us and find seats together for the service. I'm hoping to wake Roman up REALLY early so he'll pass out during the message and I can just hold him and listen.

We're going to a Lutheran Church. I have no clue about the Lutheran church honestly. I do like the idea that its got a higher authority vs a self governing body. And the place has SO much going on from the web page

http://www.lacasadecristo.com/index.htm

we'll be at the contemporary service. Hoping it will be a nice morning :)

Let us know how it goes! We just moved and there's a church up the street I'd like to try - we haven't been going because we couldn't find one near us we liked.

I hope you have a good time tomorrow. I know you will find something that will suit you and your family.

I hope you have a good time searching!

Enjoy the service tomorrow.

how'd it go Barb?

the Lutheran Church is a liturgical church, though ELCA and a contemporary service may not retain as much liturgy. How was it, Barb?

nods - dh called it "Catholic Lite" lol
It was not our church but it was good to be with friends, hearing Gods word.

This Sunday we're going to this church
http://www.desertsprings.com/index.htm

It was actually on the list of churches to visit when we were seeking our church home 3 years ago and found our old church. They've got VBS and AWANA for the kids, and a "shibberiffic" (per chels) teen ministry per the web page which is pretty important to us - to keep our teen involved and worshipping kwim?

Anyhoo - it seems like it might be more our speed but I'll keep ya posted. Thank you all so much for travelling this road with me. It really does help.

Barb I am glad you had a good time with friends. My dh has a friend who is a pastor in Phoenix at a contemporary styled church, it is in the Litchfield area (I may have butchered that). LMK if you want the name and a weblink to it and I will find it out.

nods Litchfield is about 30 miles from us if I am thinking of the right place - too far to go me thinks.

There are a few other churches on the list , but I have to say this one looks like our style so I'm hoping. One of my friends and her dh are going to stay at the lutheran church we visited - she felt very much at home there and I was happy for her :).

I hate the concept of "church shopping" but hoping we'll just keep our hearts open and will be led to where we're sposed to land

have you tried scottsdale bible church? that's where i went when i lived in phoenix.

actually I have a friend who goes there and we'll consider checking out their north campus as one of the churches we visit. The main campus is just huge for us. I have a friend who goes there and loves it but it seems way too big for me. We'll go to a service there tho this summer I'm sure unless one of these churches just calls to us first.

That desert church looks like a good possiblity.
I know whatcha mean about the teens. It took about 3 years for our church to have soemthing for the teens. It had been an older folks church for years until young families started flocking the area.