How Welcoming is the Episcopal Church? (Jesus, priest, ritual, beliefs)

[Izdaari]

Originally Posted by spiritually inclined

Interesting. I am curious about becoming a member of some sort of church, though my previous experiences with Pentecostalism scare me away from religion enough to keep me from completely commiting to a particular religious path. *sigh*

The formula for baptism came up. I was in a very unusual sect of Christianity that baptizes in the name of Jesus, not the holy trinity. If I were to become a member, would I be required to be baptized in the name of the trinity? If I ever did seek membership, this is what I would prefer because I associate my previous baptism with entering a border-line cult and would like to leave it behind me.

James

I'm sorry you had bad experiences with Pentecostalism. I'm pretty new to it myself, but my church is trinitarian and orthodox but not fundamentalist. It isn't radically different from a Methodist church, except for the belief in and use of the Pentecostal gifts. You may be right in thinking your former church a borderline cult.

I often attend an Episcopal church in addition to my Assemblies of God church. It's a very different worship experience, and I like both in different ways. I love to listen to the Compline service live from St. Mark's Cathedral in Seattle. That's on the radio every Sunday night on KING-FM, my local classical station, and I think it's also streaming on the 'net.

[trinity2359]

Don't know about an atheist, but I was baptized an Episcoplian even after told the Priest flat-out that I didn't believe in the Trinity. His answer? There's support for that. So, yeah, the Episcopal church is very lenient on doctrinal matters.