Well, thank you for caring enough to get this input from those that have left a church. We were at the same church for 35 years and thought of it as home and would never leave. Both of our sons were baptized there and one was married there. But alas, we finally left over two... Read More

I’m a minister to junior high, high school and college students. I’m pursuing other jobs at this point in an effort to get out of my current church before it crushes me under the weight of unfair expectations, unwarranted and biased criticisms over inconsequential matters that have no real bearing on the kingdom of God... Read More

I left my church–not all at once–but in a gradual drifting away that took place over the course of a year. I was 18 and planning to attend a Christian college that was not run by the denomination in which I was raised. My family moved to Guam a few weeks after I graduated from... Read More

I was first touch by God when I was 12 years old, then a few years later I encountered the Holy Spirit and my walk with God took to a new dimension. One day while reading my Bible i came across Paul’s letter to the Galations and I read His instruction to walk in the... Read More

The old is a shadow of the new.  The new is always better than the old.  The Old Testament Temple was built out of living stones.  It was not build with bricks and held together with tar or cement, like the pyramids.  The living stones in the Temple was cut and chiseled in such a... Read More

I have left the church in my heart and mind but not physically, yet. I am in the closet with my un-belief. Along with my spouse, I raised my children in the church and have seen them all go on to be very active participants in the church. One is in a doctoral program in... Read More

I hope the following is helpful to those still involved in the institutional church.  I was deeply involved for the better part of my 41 years.  A series of life events brought me to a place where my relationship with God grew much more intimate. As my relationship with God flourished I began to see  the... Read More

Hey you leavers! I found you digging in the ooze.com! Another of my favorites! kudos to the founders of this site.  Leaving organized religion for me was a journey and it was never out of my faith, I just knew I needed a better more biblical venue. I can tell my story some other time,... Read More

When the Spirit blows, take the wind in your sails and move on. Don’t stagnate in faith. Be open to receive the truth of God and to let go of all that offends. Have your ears attuned to the sound of His voice. He may be calling you to travel away from your present position.... Read More

“Like many before me, I had to quit my traditional church experience altogether before I could stumble into a more simple and meaningful means of relating to God. What has been surprising about this journey is that since peacefully disassociating myself from the church of my youth and young adulthood (leaving behind much of my... Read More

Leaving the institution we today refer to as “church” was a process for me. It began seven months after I invited Christ into my heart. That was when I was in a car with 3 others and God’s light came upon us, blotting out every other thing in this world. Although the others experienced this... Read More

My reason for leaving my original Church was due to two main reasons: 1) I began attending my current church due to my location in Orange County 2) Upon attending my current church I became very excited by the energy I experienced through the services, music, and messages.  I still attend my original Church when I return home for family... Read More