Presbyterian Church First Of Ukiah

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My religious experiences are shaky..in the recent past ive seen extreme trauma beginning with my best friend shooting himself in the head as he shook my hand while looking into my eyes. I cant know if it was accidental. it resulted in my replacing the life i loved w/.PTSD & random amnesia of friends & projects i was involved in at rhe time & occasionally someone i forgot pops into memory as if it were yesterday leaving me to suddenly face the grief of losing them more than 10 years after the fact..i must repeatedly accept the loss of the world i built on a foundation of love & face this state of solitude as these people have long since moved on with their lives. some believing it was I who died in that house & it would be unfair to bring such turmoil after so long. i now face severe dental issues & extreme social anxiety/shame steering me against my natural outgoing self.. the life i built on Love & free will is impossible to rebuild from this vantage. i recently found my plans for G4 mini dental reconstruction are dashed as my savings were stolen. ive been feeling hope of meeting new friends let alone finding someone to share the love i carry around like a poet without a pen are lost.ive visited many a church only to feel a sense of being judged or pittied at best til one day i sat quietly on the steps of this wonderful church listening to a very profound service that felt grounded yet filled with truth & urgency devoid of threatening overtones felt in other settings.& I was invited inside..not to judge or make a show of me but to listen & absorb as it related to me. i could see gods hands on the lives of these good people..this was pre pandemic. i hope to return if they will be as welcoming as they were that day which is huge for one who's been outspoken against organized religion in the past..i found hope here..which i had all but lost!

Very friendly! I enjoy the "come as you are" atmosphere with coffee hour after the 10 am Sunday service.