Oasis Christian Church

1.) Did you attend a church service on Sunday? Yes.

2.) What is the name of the church that you attended? Oasis Christian Church.

3.) Where is the church located that you attended? Windsor, CT.

4.) Is the church a big or small church? Small church.

5.) Is the church that you attended a Denominational or Non Denominational church? Non Denominational.

6.) Is this the first time that you attended this church that you went to? Yes.

7.) What was your experience like at this church that you attended? I could feel the love from the moment me & my mom pulled in the church parking lot!

8.) You mentioned that you and your mom had a warm welcome at this particular church. Please explain. The people were loving on us as they greeted us. I have not experienced a warm-welcome at a church like this in a while at a church.

9.) Was there any special event going on at this particular church? We had communion because it was 1st Sunday.

10.) What time does church service at this church start? Service is at 11 AM.

11.) Was there anything that you noticed that made you feel like this felt like a church home? Yes.

12.) What did you notice about this church that stood out the most out of all of the churches that you have visited? "Come as you are" people dressed comfortably, church had people of all races', and me and my mom really enjoy worshiping and fellow-shipping with everyone at church service.

13.) How long was church service? 1 hr. 20 minutes.

14.) Do you see this particular church as a possible church that you and your mom would consider attending regularly? Definitely!

15.) Do this church remind you of a particular church or churches that you visited? Yes. The Full Gospel Interdenominational Church growing up & Faith Community Church only in the sense that you put your offering in a box after church is over.

16.) When anyone go to church they for the most part like to fellowship and that's normal. People also go to get their praise and worship on. What is the praise and worship like at the church that you and your mom attended? Very lively & what we are used to!

17.) How did you first hear about this church that you and your mom attended? I spotted it in the phone book and saw the phone number and address.

18.) Were you glad that you came to the church service at this particular church? Yes!

19.) Do you think this could possibly be your church home? I don't know (I have to keep coming then I will know).

20.) Did you hear a really good word? Yes! I was blessed by the word that guest speaker shared. The Lord's return is near!

Attending Church Services Up North and Down South

Up North

Down South

Visiting churches is always a good way to decide if you are going to be a member of that particular church or not. I've visited so many churches in the Greater Hartford area. I've been involved in Children's church, Youth group, Sunday school, etc. and I always had fun interacting with children when I was in children's church and teenagers when I was in youth group. The fellowship is awesome and meeting different people is always a great experience! When you visit churches it's important to remember that church services is important, this will help you decide to choose which church is right for you. I must mention this that chances are that you may have to travel out of state to find a really good word church up North. I find that the churches that are around me where I live in Bloomfield tend to be traditional. What I mean by traditional, you have to look a certain way and some churches take up 3 offerings. My advice is to stay away from churches like that. The reason I say that is because it's almost like you are felt to feel condemned for not giving if you are not able to give every offering. Also, you should be able to go to a church and feel comfortable. I mean men can wear jeans if they want or women can wear makeup if they want. Any church that have people wearing dress clothes "dress to impress" is not a church I feel comfortable being in. The Bible says "come as you are" and that's how all churches should be. Try not to be involved in a church pass 2 hours. First off, any church that goes beyond 2 hours long, will not have you under any anointing. Them kind of churches I encourage you to walk out and never go back and don't look back. If a church service can't respect people that got to eat, have to take medication, or any emergency that he or she have to tend to, then that church is not a church you want to be a part of. The church is designed to do the following: Praise and worship, offering, preaching the word, prayer, and altar calls for anyone who would like to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and savior. What I noticed in quite a few churches that I've visited is when a pastor of a church or churches may ask if anyone has a testimony or a praise report. Pay careful attention to the length of their testimony or praise report. If their testimony or praise report is anywhere between 3-10 minutes long, then it's most likely a good testimony or praise report. However, if their testimony or praise report is 30 minutes or longer, then it's most likely a long winded testimony or praise report to where people wish that he or she will hurry up. Having long winded testimonies and trying to impress people, it don't really impress people. Those are just heads ups on the churches up North that I am mentioning.

Meanwhile, churches Down South are the complete opposite. Whenever I visit a church down South, the people always greet you and are very friendly. By the people tending to be more hospitable down South, they make you feel right at home when you visit a church or churches. The church services are timely and they don't hold service all day long. The longest I've been in a church down South was 2 hours that I can remember but for the most part 1 hour- 1 hour 30 minutes. The church service consists of the following: Praise and worship, Tithes and offering, the pastor preaching the word, prayer, and altar calls for anyone who want to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and savior. Church flows smoothly and people usually fellowship with others after service is over. I have nothing but good things to say about the churches down South. People may ask you if you want to join and become a member. If you're just visiting, then let them know that you're from out of state visiting. The people always say, "You're always welcome here and that you have a church here that you can visit." The people in the churches down South are always welcoming and they say, "Thank you for coming and come back again anytime you are in the area."

It's not that the people in churches up North are not welcoming. The people in churches down South is friendlier in how they welcome you than the people in churches up North. Probably one of the biggest difference with churches up North and the churches down South, is people go where they are led to go to church. The people down South have a much better understanding of that than the people up North do where I'm from. Just because you've been to a church 5 years or longer does not mean that you are going to stay at that particular church forever. God call people to minister, even start a church of their own, and people just have to understand that where I'm from and not be so envious. It's not good to be envious of anyone when it's God calling them to do something. Christians need to learn how to be in agreement with one another and God may even lead him or her back to that church if he feels led to send them back there.