This has not been my experience at all. No church is perfect because it's made up of sinful people. But when my wife and I ran into financial trouble, our church helped. When we had marriage issues, our church came along side to see us through.

Our church also had cliques, gossips, fornicators, etc. We also had a church split because of the way something was handled.

Like I said, not perfect. Through it all, my relationship with Jesus grows stronger because he is perfect. I love my church.