The unique town of Louisville, Kentucky is very diverse. The kind of place where it seems as if you could find anything and everything. Downtown you find large stone church's spotted with gothic architecture looking down over the sea of suits going about everyday business. The Highlands neighborhood is riddled with small independent shops offering everything from clothing, guitars and ornaments to coffee, food and various types of alcohol.
To the east, you find middle to upper class society enjoying chain restaurants, shopping malls, large movie theaters and mega-church's. To the south, the land is more open and offers the country home feel to their restaurants and day to day life. To the west, Old Louisville offers her historical touch hinting of glories long past.
The ability to find anything one could want in Louisville is there, but with something missing. There are many churches, mosques and religious gathering places, with many who find their spiritual fulfillment there. Even so, with the diversity that is Louisville Kentucky, there are many other communities that may struggle to find a spiritual home. Louisville has a large Catholic, and former Catholic population, a large gay and lesbian population, a large agnostic population and a large population of people who have been ostracized by their faiths for whatever reason.
In addition to this, and to make matters more complex, there have been a number of churches who claim to offer an open door to everyone. Once you get inside however, it is a different story. There are always ulterior motives that drive the religious leaders to advertise an open door policy, but not preach it once people are in the seats. This has led to many swearing off religion all together and loosing interest in God.
In 2005, a small church community started something different. They presented a different message. The United States Old Catholic Church opened a parish in Louisville Kentucky to fill the void and reach out to those who no one else wants. St. Christopher was chosen as the parish name, and the work began educating Louisville in back to the basics Christianity from a Catholic perspective.
The United States Old Catholic Church believes in the 7 sacraments, the communion of saints and all things Catholic, but is part of a schism that broke from the Catholic Church in the 1800s over Papal Infallibility. The USOCC receives full Catholic validity including apostolic succession, but holds the belief that Christ extends his love to all, no matter whom they are, their belief, or where they come from.
Since opening their doors at the Calvary Lutheran building at 1838 Bardstown Rd. in the Highlands area, they have started to slowly outreach to all those in the area and let them know they truly are welcomed with open arms in an all inclusive church community. St. Christopher's holds mass at 5:30 every Saturday, you do not have to be Catholic to attend, and the only requirement to receive communion is that you are validly baptized.
http://www.universalcatholic.com
http://www.usocc.org
To the east, you find middle to upper class society enjoying chain restaurants, shopping malls, large movie theaters and mega-church's. To the south, the land is more open and offers the country home feel to their restaurants and day to day life. To the west, Old Louisville offers her historical touch hinting of glories long past.
The ability to find anything one could want in Louisville is there, but with something missing. There are many churches, mosques and religious gathering places, with many who find their spiritual fulfillment there. Even so, with the diversity that is Louisville Kentucky, there are many other communities that may struggle to find a spiritual home. Louisville has a large Catholic, and former Catholic population, a large gay and lesbian population, a large agnostic population and a large population of people who have been ostracized by their faiths for whatever reason.
In addition to this, and to make matters more complex, there have been a number of churches who claim to offer an open door to everyone. Once you get inside however, it is a different story. There are always ulterior motives that drive the religious leaders to advertise an open door policy, but not preach it once people are in the seats. This has led to many swearing off religion all together and loosing interest in God.
In 2005, a small church community started something different. They presented a different message. The United States Old Catholic Church opened a parish in Louisville Kentucky to fill the void and reach out to those who no one else wants. St. Christopher was chosen as the parish name, and the work began educating Louisville in back to the basics Christianity from a Catholic perspective.
The United States Old Catholic Church believes in the 7 sacraments, the communion of saints and all things Catholic, but is part of a schism that broke from the Catholic Church in the 1800s over Papal Infallibility. The USOCC receives full Catholic validity including apostolic succession, but holds the belief that Christ extends his love to all, no matter whom they are, their belief, or where they come from.
Since opening their doors at the Calvary Lutheran building at 1838 Bardstown Rd. in the Highlands area, they have started to slowly outreach to all those in the area and let them know they truly are welcomed with open arms in an all inclusive church community. St. Christopher's holds mass at 5:30 every Saturday, you do not have to be Catholic to attend, and the only requirement to receive communion is that you are validly baptized.
http://www.universalcatholic.com
http://www.usocc.org
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