North Carolina Tentmaker said:The attitude of most of the mountain IFB churches is that unless you have relatives in the church already you are not really welcome. They will make exceptions if you look like us, talk like us, have relatives we know, and are willing to conform and not make waves. Outsiders need to stay outside.
There is good in everyone of those churches. Those kind of churches serve two purposes. They put the bad apples in one spot so they do not contaminate others who are good. They also serve as an example of what not to do.