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Is there anything like church without the church? (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I am not religious and have no desire to start being now but sometimes I just want the community people get with church. I am craving connection with the community and feel it's very healthy for families and neighbors as well. The United States is seriously lacking in third spaces and communities. It's leading to a serious loneliness epidemic... Just wondering if there is anything that can fill that need for non-religious folks?

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[–] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

What's a grange?

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Grange

    fraternal order with an overall left-wing populist stand on most things founded right after the civil war. fundamentally, granges represent a form of mutual aid with a bit more structure, a bit more hierarchy, and a bit more pre-existing connections into local communities than starting a new mutual aid project from scratch.

    they're a bit more direct in how they seek to help people through politics than things like the odd fellows or rotary clubs, but also a little bit more explicitly political. that said, for the experience of being in a church and removing harmful aspects, they have a lot of the same features:

    • community meetings
    • broad coordination of support across long distances
    • a purposeful attempt to influence society at large through outreach and financial influence
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