Comments on: Going to church while on vacation.

By: Heather Villalta

Heather Villalta — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:53:34 +0000

I like visiting random churches sometimes because it reminds me of what a first time visitor might feel like, so when I go on vacation, I try to stop by a random church and see what they're about.

By: Amber

Amber — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:15:46 +0000

Growing up as a PK and MK we went to the USA on deputation/vacation. We were in a different church every Sunday morning, evening and Wednesday night. Now with my own family we usually spend our vacations with family around the world so we attend church with them (Ukraine, England, Holland or USA).

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:55:46 +0000

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:27:03 +0000

i don't go to church when I'm home, why in dog's name would I go on Vacation??

By: JQP

JQP — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:34:11 +0000

We do a lot of RV camping with the kids. We always TRY to plan ahead and have a place picked out to worship for the following reasons.

1.) It violates our conscience to put our "me time" ahead of Gods time. And we all know - If it's sin to you, don't do it.

2.) As has been said before, it's fun and interesting to see different ways of doing things in worship. Some experiences have been good, some not so good. Discussing the differences in worship services can make for great family discussions over campfire lunch Sunday afternoon.

3.) Lots of the places we visit are around State Parks are small churches. They are ALWAYS encouraged when a family takes time from their vacation to come worship with their small church. Usually, my small "inconvenience" of having to bathe and put on clean clothes on Sunday morning suddenly turned into an excellent opportunity to edify some Christians in their work.

WIN-WIN. YMMV

There have been occasions where we were unable to find a group to worship with. In that case, we just have RV church with the family. Everybody picks out their favorite song to sing and we make the best of it.

I've found that giving children the consistent example of putting God first (however big or small) is a remarkable teaching tool for them.

By: in Russia

in Russia — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:58:25 +0000

I did go to church well on vacation this summer. I was in the US and could do that. Now I don't go to church. it's kinda not allowed here or at least wasn't for years.

By: SunshineT

SunshineT — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:08:36 +0000

Funny, the only time I've ever gone to church on vacation was 15 years ago when I wasn't even a Christian. I was camping with my (then) boyfriend in southern Colorado, and there was a sunrise service at the campground on Sundays conducted by a local pastor. On the spur of the moment, I said, "Let's go!" My boyfriend looked at me like had sprouted a second head and vehemently declined, but I went anyway. I had no idea why I was doing it, but I went. It was beautiful but awkward for me because they sang hymns with no music or hymnals and of course I didn't know any of the words, so I kind of felt like, you know, "one of these things is not like the others, one of these things isn't the same…" haha. I'm sure God was whispering to me, pursuing me, and that's what prompted me to go.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:34:42 +0000

You have to ask yourself the question…why do you go to church in the first place? I'm Catholic, and for me, this answer is a no brainer…absolutely go to church on vacation. I don't go for the sermon, or the fellowship, or the music (praise and worship songs), or even the coffee and donuts after Mass, I go for the 'Eucharist'. To recieve Christ's body, blood, soul and divinity. You see, if I truly believe that wafer is transformed by God's power into Jesus then you better believe I'm goin every Sunday, even when on vacation. So yeah, thats an easy one for Catholics!

Moreover, a holy priest once told me, when we are on vacation, we don't vacate from life, we actually live it to the fullest…in which case this SHOULD mean, more prayer time, more biblical reflection, more time with your family…etc. Do I do that….I do try, I do.

By: Charlanne

Charlanne — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:31:26 +0000

This summer we didn't go to church on vacation…my dad is a pastor, and growing up until about my college years, he felt a need to make sure we went to a church when we were on family vacation…then I think he realized the importance for him to take a vacation from church since it was also his "work" and learned freedom and all that. So, my husband and I tend not to go to church when we're on vacation (except to the Brooklyn Tabernacle when we went to NYC – you can't miss that!), but when it's family vacation, my dad makes sure we have our own church time together. I guess he's skilled in leading church, and it's cool to have a family devo time.

By: Rebekah

Rebekah — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:43:38 +0000

My husband and I decided to go to church one Sunday we were on our honeymoon in Scotland. Once they found out that 1. we were visiting from the US and wanted to visit their church and 2. we were on our honeymoon… there was no escaping being attacked by the older ladies.