Normal life is full of distractions and irrelevancies. Accident, job loss, illness…. The reality of our lives is rearranged without anyone consulting us or waiting for our permission. All of us are given moments, days, months, years of “exile”. What will we do with them? Wish we were someplace else? Escape into fantasy? Drug ourselves into oblivion? Or build and plant and marry and seek the peace
of the place we inhabit and the people we are with. Exile reveals what really matters and frees us to pursue what really matters, which is to seek the Lord with all our hearts.” Author Unknown
The Exiles is a gathering place for believers, non-believers, and anyone seeking an authentic spiritual experience. It is a church where people matter and tradition doesn’t. We pursue biblical truth together, reserving the freedom to respond as individuals. We explore what it means to have a relationship with God while embracing our culture. Instead of hiding from the world at large, we seek to engage and interpret it through the lens of faith. Too often church has been an uncomfortable experience for individuals with divergent views, interests and lifestyles. We believe Christians are to support those who have been marginalized or bullied. Those “exiled” from traditional churches are welcome here. Jesus called us to love, not judge. The Exiles follow this simple principle: “Be nice. No one cares how deep your theology is if you’re a jerk.”
