volunteering at church

No, do not give up because of that and don't give up ever. Emotional hurts are usually the reason why Christians stop going to church and sadly backslided. If you are serving in church, you are serving God and not trying to impress anyone there. Just respect the authority you are under and just do your job. Just try to speak with that person who hurt you or if that person will not apologize or talk to you just leave her/him to God. God knows. Also, in church, we experience being with many kinds of people with different personalities. We learn from each other. Church can be our training ground. :)

That happen from time to time. Maybe those person who yell at you is in bad mood. But still that is not excuse to do yelling at others especially christmas times. Anyways, what happened can't be undone. Just forgive that person and go on with your life. You shouldn't let that incident take away your faith or your place in church. If you enjoy your activities in church there's no reason for you to avoid it. Things like this, yelling,confrontation, arguments and etc. seemed to happen in spur of the moment. So don't let it spoil your fun.

I used to go to church every Sunday, sing in the choir, and teach Sunday-school. After a time I began to realise I didn't believe a word of my Sunday-school lesson. I was disenchanted with the Church in many respects. I decided not to continue, and walked away. Looking back, I now realise this was the Best Move I could have made, because I began to study Spirituality and Yoga. My life changed and I found God in many new ways. I no longer needed the church to tell me how to think. Religion is just a Scam. Its a Big Rich Business, and corrupt in many ways. The recent light that shone on the Child Abuse Scandals within the Confines of the Church, brought this Corruption to the Fore. Not one convicted Church Official spent a single day in Jail. The church threw money at it and it went away, with out being condemned by the Parishioners. What a Disgrace! Can you imagine the public outcry if the Medical Establishment was found to be Abusing Children? There would be National Rage and Demonstrations in the Streets. What else has the Church gotten away with?

The person who shouted at you sounds very rude and I do not blame you for being angry and not going back, especially as you were voluteering and giving up your time to help. I do not think this will make any difference to your relationship with God and I am sure he is still with you, but if you are worried maybe you could find a different church or speak to the person who shouted at you and explain how you feel. Don't feel too bad though - you have done nothing wrong and were only trying to help.

A true Christian always "has God." You simply are not in close fellowship with him since you allowed anger to fill your heart. The person who yelled at you was wrong, of course, but you responded by doing two wrongs! You allowed anger to fill you and to keep you from attending church. It is time to swallow your pride and return to church. If possible, speak to the person who did hurt you. Forgive him or her. Forgive your minister for not helping to set things right when it happened, too.