My journey to TJ starts many years before I joined here. As a young person, I was part of a vibrant and liberal Christian church in Lexington. My dad and I were active in the church, and though we didn’t come every Sunday, whenever we came we always found friends. The acceptance of my family … Continue reading Member Spotlight: Rebecca E
I was brought up in a household where I was encouraged from a young age to question anything that did not make sense to me. My parents both went to Methodist churches when they were children, and what they were be taught to believe never rang true to them. My dad was a humanist, although … Continue reading Member Spotlight: Julie J
Dawn has spent most of her adult life in North Carolina. Throughout the years, she has attended a wide range of protestant churches …Nazarene, Southern Baptist, Presbyterian, Reformed Presbyterian, Methodist and Disciples of Christ. Her family was more interested in their relationship to the minister and congregation than to a particular doctrine. During the summer … Continue reading Member Spotlight: Dawn M
Growing up in TJ- Ellen’s memories… I grew up at TJ starting in my early teen years. In our Sunday school classes, we remember it as fun, as opposed to my other educational times which were boring at best”. My classmates remember the fascination with visiting and learning about various churches and temples in our … Continue reading Member Spotlight: Ellen W
Jennifer’s Story… My journey to get to TJ was long. It took years of therapy to deal with my cognitive dissonance related to my conservative & religious upbringing and my progressive ideologies and values as an adult. … Continue reading Member Spotlight: Jennifer R
