I decided I wanted to start going to church because I'm in my thirties and my son is at an age where he can understand and really learn! After reading about many in the area, I picked this church to attend last weekend. Unfortunately I ended up leaving very upset and overwhelmed. The church is so large they had uniformed men directing traffic out of the parking lot from the service that had just let out; literally hundreds of cars in the parking lot! To me, the building looked like a small mosque. When I entered the building I explained to a greeter that I was new and needed to figure out what to do with my son and where everything was. He pointed me to a counter where two women were chatting. When I explained to them I was new, I was handed a map as they continued chatting. I felt very overwhelmed because the building was so large and it was 2 floors of chaos with hundreds of people packed in. I did find the daycare but was told that during the 3rd service the room for 5 year olds is closed and to bring him to the room for the age group below his. I know that kids have short attention spans but I was hoping that my son, who's in preschool, would get at least a few minutes of religious education, not play with 3 year olds and baby toys. We ended up leaving very disheartened. I haven't given up my search though and am hopeful to find a non-demoninational church in Milwaukee where they have the ability, and care enough, to help new people find their way and feel welcome.
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