Church Search

I was very active in my church in Washington, D.C. (National Community Church) and considered myself very blessed to find a church that I felt matched personality and spiritual needs. That is not always easy to find, especially if one is as picky as me in that regard!

Well, a change in location obviously means that the church search recommences. I guiltily admit that, until recently, I have not been diligent in trying to find a new church home. And I am fully aware that this could be part of the reason that I struggled quite a bit in my first few months here. Since there is no reason to linger over past mistakes, I recognize my fault and am moving forward.

There are a handful of English-speaking churches in the Naples area. One is Anglican (Church of England) that I visited in April right before I came back to the U.S. for the summer. It had a ton of great people (English and American) but it just wasn't exactly my style. Now that I am back in Naples again and feeling the need to find a new church home, I tried one of the churches affiliated with the U.S. military (there are two U.S. Navy bases outside the city) today. It was quite difficult to get to (not accesible by public transportation) and, anyway, wasn't exactly a place I'd feel comfortable.

Next week the search will continue. The number of remaining English churches is dwindling, and they are all outside of the city (mainly for military people close to base), but I am hoping that I may be able to find something that feels like home and is not a nightmare to find! Otherwise, I may have to go back to the Anglican church (in town) or rely on podcasts from NCC!