How can I find new Christian friends?

My circle of personal friends has always been small. Recently, a friend cut me out of her life like she has before to pursue her own selfish desires. She called me after months of silence to tell me how wonderful her 'new' life is and that she wants me to be a part of it again. I had already decided that I didn't want her in my life anymore. Her phone call made me think about the lack of friends. Being a Christian, I won't go to clubs or bars to find friends and that makes the pickings rather slim. My church is very small and there are no women or men around my age currently attending. All the members of the church are much older than me or still in high school and younger. I'm 27 currently. I want to find some genuinely saved men and women in my city that I can spend time with. Due to the small amount of friends I've had since I was young, I have no idea how to go about meeting people safely. Please give real answers, not just short random ones to get points. I need good advice.

How can I find new Christian friends?
I would suggest you to participate in Unity's seminars, classes, etc. Unity is a Christian church, but it is not against any church in particular. They focus on the positive and how to improve ourselves as Christians, human being, man, woman, sun, daughter, etc. You will meet there a very diverse group with your same values.


Other option is to enroll in your local community college in classes of literature, or yoga, or something that you likes, but does not involve drinking, etc. Also, you can join a reading book at the library or bookstore.


I'm doing these suggestions and I have met great people in all groups, Unity and my creative writing classes and the reading club.
Reply:Try going to a larger church. They might have groups for singles such as yourself.
Reply:I don't know what to tell you about finding friends in your city but I have joined a few MSN chat groups and made some friends in there. I too have struggled making friends locally. I am planning to try going to my church's college aged service (I'm 24, 25 in early March) to see how I like it and if I'll meet any new friends there. Good luck to you, I'll be praying for you. As I almost always sign off in my chat groups, take care and God bless.





P.S. If you are interested in adding an internet friend I'd be happy to add you to my list of friends. If you want to chat (on IM or whatever) Feel free to add me to your yahoo messenger list.
Reply:I am 29 and a Christian. It seems to be a common problem for Christians to find true fellowship. I have met one man on Yahoo!Answers that studies with the same Pastor I do, Pastor Arnold Murray, and it is really nice to talk to someone who knows the bible and Jesus and is living it. The only thing is that I am in the northeast and he is in Canada. I just moved here from CA and for a while I was attending a church. The preaching was good and was biblically accurate, but I thought this church put too much emphasis on music and not enough on teaching the bible. Beyond that, in the 3 months I attended this church nobody there ever greeted me or had a conversation with me, and I just did not feel a connection with them. I don't exactly have an answer to your question, but know you are not the only one looking for Christian fellowship. I will pray for you. God bless you.