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Got started by learning some basic chords from my pastor, learned strumming on my own.  After that everything was on my own.  It's more work, but it seems more rewarding when you learn something.

That's not true, as the majority of people don't attend any sort of church.  If they do it's only on the Holidays like Christmas and Easter.

My first guitar ever was a Rogue 101B dreadnought in black, an $80 deal.  I'm still playing it three years later and love it.  I'll continue playing it until I can afford a Martin or something.  My first electric was a Danelectro Hodad 12-string, but I'm sad to say she's gone to a new home now as my new Ibanez RG is on its way.  I'm planning on keeping this Ibanez for quite some time.

I had some buzzing going on with my Rogue, and it wasn't the strings, but the tuners were loose.  A screwdriver fixed that, and it sounds great again.

I have no religion, yet I go to church and play guitar every Sunday.  I write praise songs, and most of the music I play is Christian Rock.  Why? Because Christianity, true Christianity, is not a religion.  Religion is something you do that makes you look good-I go to church every Sunday, I pay my dues every month, I volunteer at every extra church function, look at me and how good I am.  That being said, church, regardless of denomination, has influenced many different singers, not only Christian artists.  Johnny Cash (who became a Christian later on in life) started out his music career singing gospel.  On a slightly different note, As I Lay Dying, one of the most popular metal bands around today, is a Christian band (yes, Christian metal exists.  Not all metal is "Worship the devil!" music).  I read an interview with them and you'd be surprised at their morals and convictions.  Just because their style of music is aggressive doesn't mean anything about what they believe.  To answer your question, what is sung in church varies, but in many Christian churches, everything from old hymns with and organ to modern Christian rock with overdriven electric guitars, bass, and drums is used.  The common theme in the music throughout any true Christian church? Worshiping Jesus Christ our Savior.  Some denominations don't use instruments, which I find strange because the book of Psalms says to "praise the Lord with stringed instruments; praise Him with harp and lyre".  I guess nowadays that means guitars and bass

I'm not getting this one anymore-I'm getting an RG solid body electric and sticking with my good ol' Rogue dreadnought for now.  The RG also has a flamed maple top....

Thanks guys

GHS Fast Fret

Got that covered, thanks.  Any other preps regarding the instrument itself?

I was looking at an RG with a whammy...but I've been told that a fixed bridge is a lot easier to deal with, and that whammy's on cheaper models aren't quite as good as their more expensive cousins.