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 Q.
Where is your church?
A. Our office is located 55 1/2 East Court
Street in downtown Franklin, on the east side of the courthouse.
We are currently having monthly worship services from March
through August, and we'll begin having weekly services in the fall.
Click here for
more information about worship gatherings. We are currently
offering a couple of Bible studies; one is designed for people
who want a basic understanding of the Bible and Christianity,
and the other one is a more in-depth study of the Bible. Click
here if you'd like to check out either of these Bible studies.
Q. What kind of church are you?
A. Journey Church is a non-denominational,
Bible-teaching church that emphasis the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our services are casual, modern, and relevant. Our people come from a variety of backgrounds and walks of life. For more information about our worship services, click here. For information
about what we believe, click
here.
Q. What is your church going to be like?
A. Our weekend worship will
feature a warm, friendly, casual atmosphere with upbeat music
and teaching that is relevant and applicable to your life,
to enable you to experience God in a real way. We strive to
be a place where nobody feels like an "outsider." That
means we don't dress up, we don't use Christian jargon and
we don't judge people by their appearance. It is our desire
to have people from all walks of life in our church, and we
want everyone to feel comfortable and welcome. We are nondenominational.
Q. What will you have for children during church?
A. During our worship celebrations we will
have special learning opportunities for children from four
to twelve years old, as well as a nursery for children up to
three years old. All adults working in the children's area
will have police background checks and screening interviews.
Q. What will the teaching be like?
A. The messages will be expository (which
simply means they will bring out the meaning of a particular
text or passage), relevant (you can relate it to
your life situation) and applicable (you can apply
it to your life). Sometimes we will work through an entire
book of the Bible and other times we will work through current
topics and issues which might incorporate passages from more
than one book at a time.
Q. When and where will your church be meeting?
A. We're planning to have a Sunday morning
worship celebration and, eventually, a Saturday
evening worship celebration as well. As far as where we'll
be meeting we're considering a number of places in Franklin.
We'll post more information as soon as we have it available.
Q. What do you believe?
A. You can read about what we believe by
clicking here.
Q. What title does Jim Clayton use (e.g. Pastor, Reverend)?
A. We're not into titles around here, so he just goes by "Jim." Parents can decide how they want children to address him, but most kids just call him Jim as well.
Q. Aren't there enough churches in Franklin already?
A. By our count there are over forty churches
in Franklin. But even with all those churches the majority
of people in Franklin are not actively involved in church.
It takes a variety of churches to meet the needs of a variety
of people, and we're starting a church to fill in the gaps
that currently exist in the Franklin area.
Q. Is Journey Church a United
Methodist Church, Baptist
Church, Christian Church, Church
of Christ or Vineyard Church?
A. We are "non of of the above." Although
we have a lot in common with each of those denominations, we
have some important differences as well. We are a non-denominational
Bible-teaching church. To learn more about what we believe,
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