I found this church on the web here. The pastor, Chris Seay, came here from Waco where he helped found University Baptist Church. Eldest Daughter has visited UBC, and she says the music is too loud. They meet in an old HEB grocery store, and they’re fond of candles. It’s a sort of Baptist concession to liturgical worship, I guess. Anyway, getting back to EcclesiaThis article by Marla Pierson Lester gives a good overview of what the church is all about. As far as I can tell, they’re basically Southern Baptist in doctrine, but they’re trying to create a church that will minister to and evangelize the people of the Montrose neighborhood in Houston. For those not familiar with Houston, Montrose is known for its arts community and for its homosexual community. Often times the two overlap. Interesting quote from the article:
Kenley sings in the chorus of the Houston Grand Opera and lent her voice to the final meditation in Chilson’s yoga class. She wasn’t impressed by her first visit to Ecclesia. “It was just not my thing,” she says, describing herself as a “traditional Baptist girl.” Then she went to Germany for an opera audition. By the time she returned, she was ready for a church drastically different from any she had known.
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Hey Sherry,
I went to visit ecclesia last Sunday night. It was pretty awesome. Of course, I was the only person over 40 there. My son lives a few blocks from there. He is unchurched at the time. I was scoping it out as a place of belonging for him. I think it might work. They also sponsor a coffeehouse @ 2115 Taft Street. We met Alan and Kat (my son and his wife) there for coffee last night. It was a cool place. There’s a book store with a great selection of many of my favorites. They have a room for musical sets, a recording studio, an art gallery, all in an old baptist church building. They also have a writing workshop on Thursday nights.
I’m looking forward to teaching with you @ REACH. Do we need to get together and talk about the course. I don’t know anything about blogging, but that might be a cool thing for the kids to do.
Hey Sherry,
I went to visit ecclesia last Sunday night. It was pretty awesome. Of course, I was the only person over 40 there. My son lives a few blocks from there. He is unchurched at the time. I was scoping it out as a place of belonging for him. I think it might work. They also sponsor a coffeehouse @ 2115 Taft Street. We met Alan and Kat (my son and his wife) there for coffee last night. It was a cool place. There’s a book store with a great selection of many of my favorites. They have a room for musical sets, a recording studio, an art gallery, all in an old baptist church building. They also have a writing workshop on Thursday nights.
I’m looking forward to teaching with you @ REACH. Do we need to get together and talk about the course. I don’t know anything about blogging, but that might be a cool thing for the kids to do.