1. K E E N O N , R A Z A , J O N A T H A N , A N D M U N A
Christianity

2. Jonathan’s Experience

3. Why Did You Want To Go There?
 Attended a Roman Catholic Church
 Most of my friends are Catholic:
Affect my life with their inputs
Develop their ideas from religion
What is considered right from wrong

4. Hope To Find?
 Artistic Depictions of Christ and Mary
 Pastor or a Religious leader
 Group of Catholics
 Holy Bible

5. Arrange Visitation
 St. Stephen The Martyr
Catholic Church
 Called the Church
 Asked to conduct an
assignment for class:
 Participate in Catholic
Mass, and take notes

6. St. Stephen Catholic Church
 Mainly casual attire
 Upon entering you bless yourself
Dip your hand in Holy Water to react
baptism
 Two boys enter with pastor
 Mass begins and do Hymns
 Everyone has memorized the phrases

7. Experience Like?
 Very Welcoming and Friendly
Not an awkward experience
Asked to participate in religious exercises
Kindly declined offers, and no hard
feelings
 Stares by some Attenders
Filipino dominant Catholic Church

8. Methodology Notes
 Conducted research by observing reactions
to Pastors teachings
 Asked friend and another attendee about
experience in the church
Come for Filipino community and share
common belief in Jesus Christ
 Seem to trust the Pastor more than the Bible

9. See/Feel
 Welcoming and Friendly by Church facility
Wanted the church to be represented well
 Bit awkward by Church’s Attendees
One of the only white people there
 Felt very calming
Mind was at ease and relaxed

10. Observation/Analysis
 Mainly Filipino Church
Philippines is 81% Catholic
 A lot of families
Parents want to participate
Children and Teenagers are just there
for parents

11. Questions With Further Explanation?
 Importance of Pastor greater than
importance of Bible?
 Importance of Mary in Catholicism?
 Difference between Jesus and Christ?
 Importance of Vatican City?

12. Muna’s Experience

13. Where
 Mt. Zion Baptist at 163419 Ave
Seattle WA 98122
 Attire is mostly formal
 Casual Sundays once a month
 Announcements, singing, and
praying for sick church members
 A sermon and an offering are held
 There is usually brunch, and all the
church members eat and gather
together

14. Why Did You Choose To Go There?
 Christianity as a concept is intriguing to me.
 To see how others worship The Lord
 To learn about Christianity because it’s one
of the biggest religion in the U.S
 To experience the rituals within the church
and how they worship Jesus.

15. What & How
 I went into this whole thing with an open mind. I
felt uncomfortable at first when I showed up at the
church, but the service got better and I started to
relax.
 I asked my friend to go with me
 I called to ask if I can take pictures or videos
 I went on Sunday for an 11:30 service
 I thought it was interesting and enjoyable

16. Experience/Observation
 People were very involved during the ceremony
and interacted with what the pastor was talking
about.
 The pastor was preaching about situations that had
to do with real life and how we should appreciate
what The Lord has blessed us with
 I noticed people were emotional, and at some
point, some people were tearing up.
 The ceremony was active and lively.

17. What I Learned/Noticed
 African American churches are very big on gospel
music within their church
 Their pastor involves the members of congregation
in his ceremony
 After church, most African American churches do
Sunday lunches, and Sunday dinners.
 A very welcoming community
 Everyone has respect for each other and treats one
another like family.

18. Questions I Want To Explore Further
 What is your position on the ordination of women
for positions of church leadership?
 What are your views regarding divorce and
remarriage?
 Do you believe that believing in Jesus Christ is the
only way to Heaven?
 During the ceremony, I couldn’t really ask questions
because the ceremony was to active and involved
members from the audience. All I did was watch and
take it all in.

19. Raza’s experience

20. The City Church

21. Why This Place ?
Location
Christian

22. What Did I Hope To Find ?
Normal priest
Normal way of preaching

23. How Did I Plan My Visit ?
Telephone for appointment
Went there by myself

24. How Was The Experience ?
 Unique
 Different

25. What Did I See?
Singers
Priest
Video

26. Observations
 People came there for different reasons.
 Receptive public
 Interaction with the public

27. Question To Explore:
 3 reality to follow :
 a. No sun
 b. No injustice
 d. Live like Jesus did

28. Keenon’s Experience

29. The First Church of
Christ, Scientist

30. Why Did You Choose To Go There?
 Local
 Give me a better sense of the community I live in
 Interesting name
 The scientist part caught my attention
 I’ve seen it before
 Walking distance from the dorms

31. Hope To Find?
 Something different
I already have a basic understanding of
basic Christian Church
 Welcoming Environment
Didn’t want to feel like an intruder

32. Experience Like?
 Mary Baker Eddy
 Founder
 Wasn’t what I was expecting
 The beliefs surprised me
 6 spiritual understandings
 Have a book in addition to the Bible
 Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures

33. Methodology Notes
 Sat and observed lecture
 Took notes on demographics
 Principal beliefs
 Atmosphere
 Talked to faculty
 Called in to see if I could come

34. What I Saw/Felt
 Very Welcome
 Everybody was nice
 No suspicious looks
 Some what out of place
 Apprehensive
 They don’t believe in going to the doctors

35. Observation/Analysis
 Formal attire for the most part
 Still believe in the words of the Bible
 Very bright on the inside
 Almost entirely older white people
 I was by far the youngest one there

36. Questions To Explore Further
 How was the religion founded?
 How did Mary Barker Eddy gain such a
following?
 Talk to people who have experienced or
witnessed healings.