Welcome mavie.. and mrs mavie
I think most of us have been in your shoes, it's the tiny crack that leads you to this website and you cannot face the possibility that what you are reading is true.
For me I ignored most of the posts when I first came here and concentrated on the ones that proved things from the bible. In time I began to see how wrong I had been.
The thing that swung it for me? All the people here are prepared to back up and prove what they say, they dont slander, quote from people you dont know or cant find.
I'm sorry you have been dealt with so shoddily by your congregation. Jesus said you would know his disciples because they had love amongst themselves, do you see that? Personally I've seen more in the local Catholic Church
Poppy