Like First Baptist,First Presbyterian. I guess you wouldnt get much of an audiance if you named you church Fourteenth Church of FSMism.
2007-02-11 04:54:01 · 25 answers · asked by pillsbury_whiteboy 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
ego trip, silly Xians
2007-02-11 04:58:32 · answer #1 · answered by DrewM 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Usually it means it is the first church of that denomination in that city, and only Protestant churches do that. So, First Baptist is claiming to be the first Baptist church in that community, ditto First Presbyterian, First United Methodist, etc. My city, oddly enough, has a First Presbyterian, a Second Presbyterian, a Fourth Presbyterian, but no Third Presbyterian. Weird.
2007-02-11 05:04:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You mean, Why do so many churches start with the word "first"...maybe the same reason banks do it...I think churches just took after the banks...Second National Banks are hard to come by as are Second Baptist Churches.
Churches have the same mentality as banks apparently.
2007-02-11 05:00:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I used to attend Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. It is pretty well known and centrally located on the "Magnificent Mile."
2007-02-11 05:09:05 · answer #4 · answered by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't. Some churches don't even use numbers. For example, there are three churches in my neighborhood that don't start with first -- Hope Chapel, Faith Lutheran, Resurrection Presbyterian
2007-02-11 04:58:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ha! Well I live near a small Dutch town and it does have a Fifth Christian Reformed Church.
Oops! Maybe it's the third Christian Reformed Church at fifth street.
2007-02-11 04:57:03 · answer #6 · answered by rcpeabody1 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are many churches that don't start with first,church of christ,church of latter day saints,st epicostle,all catholic churches,non start with first.
2007-02-11 04:59:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strange you would say all... That just shows that you are ignorant.. There are many around I know of that do not use that work. Bethel Baptist, St Joesph's Catholic, Sandy Ridge Community....I Guess you just don't know what you are talking about... Jim
2007-02-11 05:30:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, ours is just Calvary Church, but doesn't everyone want to be first? I don't know what the 'first' thing is all about.
2007-02-11 04:58:40 · answer #9 · answered by Forever 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Second Baptist Church in Houston, TX is one of the biggest churches in the country.
2007-02-11 05:01:40 · answer #10 · answered by celebduath 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because they feel inadequate because any fairly well-read person knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that the FIRST church was the Catholic Church.
2007-02-11 04:58:58 · answer #11 · answered by jonathan x 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋