Macedonia Baptist Church

Let me just say how blown away I was by the kindness of strangers in this lovely Baptist church!! I was a little nervous crossing the threshold of a Baptist church, being a Catholic, because of the rivalries I grew up hearing about. I couldn't get within 20 feet of the door before I was greeted with a GENUINE smile and welcome!! We Catholics are quiet about our welcome and see you laters. NOT these folks!! The pastor, Wade, was funny and so down to earth that I didn't fall asleep and when some sweet elderly persons phone went off in the middle of his Easter service his response was so fitting...God's calling! Lol! The whole church giggled! I felt very alone this Easter morning,not having any family in this area, that when I left I felt like a room filled with friends!!!
Thank you to Kelly and the sweet gals at Studio 116 who gave me their Easter service card when I checked out!!!!

Wonderful gathering and delicious food after my aunt Ruth's funeral. Thank you so much people of Macedonia Church

I have the privilege of being the Associate Pastor here! Great church family!

Love Pastor Wade and Bradley. Both preach God's word.

Believe me I love this church 👨‍👩‍👧🙌🙏

Very friendly congregation!!!

Very nice people

Awesome

It would appear this church and it's pastor have forgotten what it is to be Christian. I'm a disabled veteran with a service dog for post-traumatic stress. My wife and I had been across the street at Dollar General shopping for our stay in one of the local cabins when I felt diarrhea coming on due to my diabetes medicine. The bathroom at the Dollar General was out of order so as Christians we saw the church across the street with vehicles parked around it so we went there knocked at the side Glassdoor which appeared to be some type of meeting room. Lady came to the door I explained our situation and she shook her head and says I was told not to let anyone in. I told her I understand that but given the circumstances can't you make an exception she said no I said can you call someone she called the pastor and asked him and he said no. I told the lady that Jesus would wash my feet if I was a leper he would lay his hands on me and asking to use the bathroom at his house is too much to ask for she called the pastor back and explained what I had said and asked him again if she could let myself in my wife and my dog would wait outside to use the restroom at this point it was an emergency. She came back and said he said no you have to go somewhere else. I told her that she should be ashamed of herself and the pastor should be ashamed of his self Turning Away someone that is well-kept well-groomed a veteran with his wife standing right there from using the restroom. As Christians were supposed to reach out and be gracious and help people. My wife and I are deeply devoted to the church and this would never happen at our home Church. Think about this, what if we weren't good Christians and we were a lost soul that had heard that Christians are compassionate and if you are ever in need a church is a safe place to go two for help. And they were turned away with a shake of the head and a cold no. That lost soul would remain lost because they would decide right then and there that Christians are all talk and no action and everything they'd heard about Christians is lies.

I truly believe the Lord test Christians daily and if this had been a test for this church and it's pastor to show compassion and common decency to someone in need, you failed miserably. Shame on you.

They didn't even offer up the information that there was a gas station down the street. Not being from the area we didn't know that, fortunately I was able to make it to a bathroom but just barely.

After going to the bathroom we went back to Dollar General to finish our shopping and we asked the people at the checkout line and the cashiers if they knew anything about the church or Pastor across the street and they said that they knew the old Pastor who had passed away but didn't know anything about the new pastor, so I shared this story with them and they were horrified.

I'll be sharing this story with our congregation when we get home as an example of what not to do as a Christian Church.