Military Religious Services
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 9:22 pm
Hello, all.
You might find this interesting, as I do. That link (which I'm not affiliated with) shows the front side of a piece of paper that is given to U.S. military trainees (Air Force, anyway), and it lists available religious services/classes that are held on base.
Among the Christian groups, these services and religious education (RE) classes are available:
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Contemporary Protestant Services
Liturgical Protestant Services
Protestant RE
Catholic Mass
Catholic RE
Orthodox Christian Services/RE
Pentecostal RE
7th-Day Adventist [on Saturday]
Church of Christ
Church of Jesus Christ of LDS
Lutheran Missouri Synod [not shown at that link, but new as of August]
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On the back of the print-out that I have, there are short description of the groups. I don't know if the descriptions are written by the military chaplains or if the groups submit their own descriptions, but here they are exactly as printed (except for my typos):
Liturgical Christian: Weekly communion, biblical preaching, hymns and contemporary music, lectionary readings, follow church year, seasons, and colors, evangelical, charismatic, and catholic.
Christian Science: Founded by Mary Bakker Eddy in 1866; Based on healing through prayer; NOT SCIENTOLOGY
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (aka Mormon or LDS): Happiness is achieved through living the teachings of Christ
Seventh-Day Adventist: Saturday is observed as the Sabbath; writings of Ellen White are authoritative.
Church of Christ: Restorationist movement. Reject the idea of denominations. Believe that Jesus founded only one church, and the only basis to restore Christian unity is the Bible. Anti-creedal.
Jewish: Orthodox Judaism
Islamic/Muslim: Submission to God alone; testifying that there is no deity but God and Muhammad is a Messenger of God
Orthodox Christian: Original Christian Church founded by Christ to lead all persons to God. Compiled Holy Bible, worship is liturgical.
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod: The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod proclaims the unchanging Gospel of salvation by Grace Alone through Faith alone in Jesus Christ in accord with God's Holy Word and the Lutheran Confessions.
Buddhist: Based on the writings of Nichiren Daishonin; world peace through happiness.
Wicca: Earth-centered spirituality; largest of Neo-pagan religions
Baha'i: The harmony of Science and Religion; one God and the unity of religions
Eckankar: Soul is on a journey of Self- and God-Realization
Hindu: Reincarnation; Determined Karma and Dharma; Polytheists
Sikh: Monotheists; stresses doing good rather than just rituals
Roman Catholic: The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.25 billion members worldwide. One of the oldest religious institutions in the world, it has played a prominent role in the history of Western civilization and is headed by the Bishop of Rome, known as the Pope.
Contemporary Protestant (Baptist, non-Denominational Christian, many other denominations): Live band; relevant, biblical preaching, monthly communion, monthly adult immersion baptism
Enjoy! Discuss!
You might find this interesting, as I do. That link (which I'm not affiliated with) shows the front side of a piece of paper that is given to U.S. military trainees (Air Force, anyway), and it lists available religious services/classes that are held on base.
Among the Christian groups, these services and religious education (RE) classes are available:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contemporary Protestant Services
Liturgical Protestant Services
Protestant RE
Catholic Mass
Catholic RE
Orthodox Christian Services/RE
Pentecostal RE
7th-Day Adventist [on Saturday]
Church of Christ
Church of Jesus Christ of LDS
Lutheran Missouri Synod [not shown at that link, but new as of August]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
On the back of the print-out that I have, there are short description of the groups. I don't know if the descriptions are written by the military chaplains or if the groups submit their own descriptions, but here they are exactly as printed (except for my typos):
Liturgical Christian: Weekly communion, biblical preaching, hymns and contemporary music, lectionary readings, follow church year, seasons, and colors, evangelical, charismatic, and catholic.
Christian Science: Founded by Mary Bakker Eddy in 1866; Based on healing through prayer; NOT SCIENTOLOGY
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (aka Mormon or LDS): Happiness is achieved through living the teachings of Christ
Seventh-Day Adventist: Saturday is observed as the Sabbath; writings of Ellen White are authoritative.
Church of Christ: Restorationist movement. Reject the idea of denominations. Believe that Jesus founded only one church, and the only basis to restore Christian unity is the Bible. Anti-creedal.
Jewish: Orthodox Judaism
Islamic/Muslim: Submission to God alone; testifying that there is no deity but God and Muhammad is a Messenger of God
Orthodox Christian: Original Christian Church founded by Christ to lead all persons to God. Compiled Holy Bible, worship is liturgical.
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod: The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod proclaims the unchanging Gospel of salvation by Grace Alone through Faith alone in Jesus Christ in accord with God's Holy Word and the Lutheran Confessions.
Buddhist: Based on the writings of Nichiren Daishonin; world peace through happiness.
Wicca: Earth-centered spirituality; largest of Neo-pagan religions
Baha'i: The harmony of Science and Religion; one God and the unity of religions
Eckankar: Soul is on a journey of Self- and God-Realization
Hindu: Reincarnation; Determined Karma and Dharma; Polytheists
Sikh: Monotheists; stresses doing good rather than just rituals
Roman Catholic: The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.25 billion members worldwide. One of the oldest religious institutions in the world, it has played a prominent role in the history of Western civilization and is headed by the Bishop of Rome, known as the Pope.
Contemporary Protestant (Baptist, non-Denominational Christian, many other denominations): Live band; relevant, biblical preaching, monthly communion, monthly adult immersion baptism
Enjoy! Discuss!