
I was mostly raised Presbyterian, if that counts, but I think a bigger issue is that no one can probably really give you “the truth” per se. And anyone who says they can should probably be avoided. Ideas, information and resources can be suggested, but almost all of these are just a particular point of view. Apologists have “answers” for all kinds of questions, but not necessarily answers that stand up to scrutiny.

Perhaps it would help if you narrowed the question a bit.
– Is the Bible inerrant? That seems like a pretty clear no, and that case has been made by Dr. Ehrman, although some may quibble about details. (And that “no” applies to the original languages and even more so to translations.)
– Is the Bible “essentially” true? That is a much tougher question, and the way that more reasonable apologists like Dan Wallace prefer to phrase it. It is also inherently a question with a lot more wiggle room, and harder to nail down. In the end, it probably comes down to a personal sense of what is “true enough.”
– Does God exist? If so, what is God like? Well, that first part is a fundamental disagreement between Jewish/Christian/Islamic people and Atheists. The second part is a fundamental disagreement between and among the former groups.
I am not trying to be snarky here. These are really big questions, and with potentially really big consequences and often answers that are hard to back up with substantive arguments, in a classical sense, as they are made up of many parts which are themselves complicated and dependent on lots of assumptions. If it helps, you are not the first person to ask the questions.

Jtwarren said
Thanks a lot. Was the Presbyterian you attended liberal or conservative? I feel like I want to possibly go to a liberal church, but I don’t know.
There are two current divisions in the Presbyterian church, at least officially. They originally split over the question of the ordination of women. Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA) is the more liberal of the two, as opposed to Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). The question would be how liberal you want. If it is a matter of social issues, including LGBTQ, PCUSA is officially pretty welcoming, as I understand, although each congregation can differ on specifics. Most will proclaim that they are “Bible believing” in some fashion, so that is not a great indicator. Many other denominations of Christianity are also fairly liberal of social issues, again with variations on specific issues. I fully expect that the Presbyterian church will join and split again, eventually, this time over LGBTQ issues. (The church I grew up in, which I have not attended in decades, has slowly morphed into a congregation with a concentration of LGBTQ membership, and a gay pastor who is married to another man.)
And as I noted before, if you want a typically very liberal church, with the sense of a community and at least some of the trappings of a church, Unitarian Universalist churches pretty much fit that bill. Typically, UUism is respectful of all spiritual traditions. A service might quote from the Bible, the Koran, religious and secular literature or even well known Atheists. It depends on the person leading the congregation and the service. As a fair warning, the lack of a specified doctrine can be both liberating and disorienting. (Indeed, there is more than a little concern that trying to be all things to all people will ultimately form an insurmountable problem for the church.)
During COVID, a lot of churches began to offer online (virtual) services, which might be a good way to try out a few without making much of a commitment.
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