# Looking for church recommendations??? (Merced, CA)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-church-recommendations-merced-ca/671696>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 20, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-church-recommendations-merced-ca/671696 "2013-10-20T01:11:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![holamerced](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bb73d2/32.png) [@holamerced](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/holamerced)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-church-recommendations-merced-ca/671696/1 "2013-10-20T01:11:22Z")

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Hello Merced, CA!  
I’m considering relocating to the Merced area, can anyone (religious or not) recommend a good church in Merced?

Here is how I define “good”::

- teaches the Bible not about the Bible
- has a good reputation in the Merced (known for welcoming the unchurched)
- is making a difference in Merced (If they were to close their absence would be noticed)
- knows who they are, what they are doing, and why they exist

reply to: [hellomercedca@gmail.com](mailto:hellomercedca@gmail.com)

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**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-church-recommendations-merced-ca/671696/2 "2013-10-20T01:30:16Z")

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Welcome to the Straight Dope Message Board.

We don’t allow cross-posting, unless the poster asks for permission first. Accordingly, I am closing this thread, which is in the wrong forum for such questions. You are asking for people’s opinions of churches.

Lynn Bodoni