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Woodlands Church
Woodlands Church (formerly known as Fellowship of The Woodlands or FOTW) is a Baptist megachurch located in The Woodlands, Texas, about 27 miles north of downtown Houston, Texas, led by Senior Pastor Kerry Shook. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. The church is located on two campuses. The main campus is in The Woodlands, Texas with the other in Atascocita, Texas. History Kerry Shook established the church in 1993 with his wife, Chris Shook. It initially had eight worshipers, and rented facilities at The Woodlands High School for its services. Shook was previously a pastor at Airline Manor Baptist Church. In 2001 it had about 10,000 members in its congregation, with that number attending on a basis of two to three months, and with 6,000 regularly going every weekend. Its permanent church building opened on August 19, 2001. It is located on a plot of land, with a building, including a 4,000 seat multipurpose room. The facility had a cost of $24 million. In 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baptist
Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only ( believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul competency (the responsibility and accountability of every person before God), ''sola fide'' (salvation by just faith alone), ''sola scriptura'' (scripture alone as the rule of faith and practice) and congregationalist church government. Baptists generally recognize two ordinances: baptism and communion. Diverse from their beginning, those identifying as Baptists today differ widely from one another in what they believe, how they worship, their attitudes toward other Christians, and their understanding of what is important in Christian discipleship. For example, Baptist theology may include Arminian or Calvinist beliefs with various sub-groups holding different or competing positions, while others allow for diversity in this matter within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
