

One by Pastor Chris Mitchell encourages people to pray for Haiti after the earthquake:

The chapel posts recent sermons on its Web site. National church leaders said the sermon is the most important part of Sunday services. There’s a cross section of ages and people coming from other religions. Penchuck said the service has a rock band, and no one looks down on you if you wear jeans. But there are many people that are disenfranchised with the formalities and sometimes the hypocrisy of churches that have become clubs, in a sense." "People who still have faith that there’s a superior being and believe in God. "It is a church for people who have given up on religion but not God," said Rob Penchuck, a neighbor of Brown's and a church member. It’s what happens inside the warehouse that makes congregants excited. It’s hidden in a drab industrial park in Franklin and only identified as a church with a plain sign that reads "New England Chapel." But Scott Brown’s church is nothing special on the outside. New England Chapel may conjure up images of a white steeple and impressive stained glass windows. Sen.-elect Scott Brown is a member of the New England Chapel, above, in Franklin. Twitter facebook Email This article is more than 12 years old.
