[UntoHim]

coalsoffire,
Igzy is right, we are all part of God's family and so we need at least some amount of contact with other "family members". It is very easy for those of us who have been burned by groups like the Local Church to just become loners and isolated from other Christians. After leaving the LC (after 20 years) I avoided fellowship with other Christians for a number of years. I eventually realized that I was drying up and hurting myself.

I don't know if you are in a metropolitan area or not, but if you are I can assure you that there are numerous churches out there where you will find men and women of God seeking to teach, preach and live out the historic gospel. In my experience these can mostly be found among what I will loosely define as evangelical community churches. However, there are such churches among some of the "denominations" as well.

Tell the Lord you are seeking him. He is a "he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him" (Hebrews 11:6)