{"id":19176,"date":"2018-07-23T13:09:34","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T17:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=19176"},"modified":"2025-09-22T15:56:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T19:56:52","slug":"a-tour-around-other-churches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=19176","title":{"rendered":"A Tour Around &#8220;Other&#8221; Churches"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Facebook Feeds from Other Churches&#8230;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What?!?\u00a0 We&#8217;re including information about our &#8220;Competition&#8221; on our own website?!?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Yes- we DO believe that some of the best things are happening right here at PUMC.\u00a0 But we sure don&#8217;t have the corner on serving God\u00a0 or on good ideas.\u00a0\u00a0 There&#8217;s a\u00a0 lot we can learn from other churches. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-4558\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Pantry-Baptist-Church-_IMG_1174-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Pantry-Baptist-Church-_IMG_1174-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Pantry-Baptist-Church-_IMG_1174.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Most churches (or any other organization, for that matter) are active on Facebook.\u00a0 Everyone uses Facebook in different ways, but all\u00a0 of the\u00a0 posts, pictures, and event announcements give us a glimpse into the organization.\u00a0 In our case,\u00a0 looking at the Facebook Pages of other churches gives us a chance to reach beyond our walls and to get the larger picture.\u00a0 <br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Christ&#8217;s <strong>C<\/strong>hurch is made up of many different <strong>c<\/strong>hurches. The Body consists of many different people, and it embraces different traditions and practices. Sometimes our ways of worshiping or even points of theology may differ across denominations, but we&#8217;re all on the same team! All of us want to Glorfiy God. So here&#8217;s a peak at what&#8217;s happening in some of the other churches (United Methodist and otherwise) in our community&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-info'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The facebook pages chosen for this page were chosen based on their proximity to PUMC or on other connections we have with those churches. Pages which are not regularly updated are not included.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Also, note that these are Facebook PAGES, not Groups.\u00a0 Our software is unable to display content from Groups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Note:\u00a0 Each of the feeds must be loaded before you can access them.\u00a0 Things might be a bit slower than a &#8220;normal&#8221; page; please be patient while your browser &#8220;spins&#8221;&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Other Nearby United Methodist Churches&#8230;<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class='et-learn-more clearfix'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='heading-more'>First United Methodist- Glassboro<span class='et_learnmore_arrow'><span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='learn-more-content'><!-- SFPlugin by topdevs.net -->\n<!-- Page Plugin Code START -->\n<div class=\"sfp-container\" data-sfp-embed=\"1\" data-sfp-url=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GlassboroUMC\/\" data-sfp-width=\"560\" data-sfp-height=\"500\" data-sfp-hide-cover=\"true\" data-sfp-show-facepile=\"false\" data-sfp-small-header=\"false\" data-sfp-tabs=\"timeline\" data-sfp-locale=\"en_US\" data-sfp-click-to-load=\"0\" data-sfp-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<button\n\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\tclass=\"sfp-placeholder\"\n\t\t style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7f3ff 0%, #f5faff 100%); 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But, we&#8217;re brothers &amp; sisters in Christ and what we share in common overwhelms our differences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Not all churches have a Facebook Page, and some of them can&#8217;t be loaded here. But here&#8217;s a glimpse of what&#8217;s happening around town&#8230;<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='et-learn-more clearfix'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='heading-more'>Pitman Presbyterian Church<span class='et_learnmore_arrow'><span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='learn-more-content'><!-- SFPlugin by topdevs.net -->\n<!-- Page Plugin Code START -->\n<div class=\"sfp-container\" data-sfp-embed=\"1\" data-sfp-url=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pitmanpres\/\" data-sfp-width=\"560\" data-sfp-height=\"500\" data-sfp-hide-cover=\"true\" data-sfp-show-facepile=\"false\" data-sfp-small-header=\"false\" data-sfp-tabs=\"timeline\" data-sfp-locale=\"en_US\" data-sfp-click-to-load=\"0\" data-sfp-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<button\n\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\tclass=\"sfp-placeholder\"\n\t\t style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7f3ff 0%, #f5faff 100%); color: #1877f2\"\t\taria-label=\"Click to load Facebook content\"\t>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<div class=\"sfp-embed\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- Page Plugin Code END --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class='et-learn-more clearfix'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='heading-more'>First Baptist Church<span class='et_learnmore_arrow'><span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='learn-more-content'><!-- SFPlugin by topdevs.net -->\n<!-- Page Plugin Code START -->\n<div class=\"sfp-container\" data-sfp-embed=\"1\" data-sfp-url=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FirstBaptistChurchOfPitman\/\" data-sfp-width=\"560\" data-sfp-height=\"500\" data-sfp-hide-cover=\"true\" data-sfp-show-facepile=\"false\" data-sfp-small-header=\"false\" data-sfp-tabs=\"timeline\" data-sfp-locale=\"en_US\" data-sfp-click-to-load=\"0\" data-sfp-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<button\n\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\tclass=\"sfp-placeholder\"\n\t\t style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7f3ff 0%, #f5faff 100%); 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