The Gathering Oasis

***THIS IS IN MIDTOWN not DOWNTOWN which Unilocal has incorrectly displayed. Hopefully they’ll correct it soon***
So this is the new thing huh, churches meeting at Movie Theaters… pretty cool. This church meets at Landmark Midtown Art Cinema. (basically near Trader Joes). There are signs outside and inside the theater to point you in the right direction.
This was my first time going, I learned about this church a few days ago from a friend who really likes the pastor’s wife. And from the looks of it, his wife is likely a big influence on the growing congregation because it looked to be mostly women. I will also note that I was running late, got there about 30 minutes in, and sat in the back… I say all that to put my perspective into, well, perspective ;-)
DETAILS:
Church starts at 11:00AM, and ends relatively promptly at NOON, maybe 12:05PM.
sidenote: Oh, how I am loving these 1 hr churches. As someone who was raised southern baptist I grew up going to churches that were at the very least 2 hrs, but could easily be extended to 3hrs if the «spirit» lead them to, lol. You get board, stop focusing, mind starts to wonder, but with 1hr its easy to focus all that time on God. It’s like going to class, but the class has songs for the first half :-)
CONGREGATION:
As I mentioned above it looked to be mostly women. So christian guys, if you’re looking for a wife this would definitely be the place to join from what I could tell. (especially if your preference is a woman of color ;-)
SERMON:
Today’s sermon came from several different scriptures. A few quotes, «The key to having Godly contentment is knowing who you are.» «You have to trust God and believe God will make a way.» «You must surround yourself with people that want to walk in the same direction as you». All good points, all backed by scriptures and stories. I came in a bit after he started (I’m assuming), but I immediately started taking notes… the sermon seemed a little sporadic at times, but there were all good points.
ETC:
They had food their before (and you can eat the leftovers after). I saw strawberries and a breakfast dish of some sort. This is similar to the other movie theater church I visited.
The music I heard after came from the speakers, it was classic church music and there was someone down front singing aloud with mic to the music.
The church also streams online, so you could can check it out there too.
You can go to church, then go do brunch at Apre Diem next door, or even go shop at Trader Joes… or even take a stroll at Piedmont Park. Or do all 4!
SUMMARY:
All in all it seemed like a nice church, if this was store review I would maybe give them a 3/3.5, lol, but its a church so I have to atleast give a 4, especially since the location is so convenient. I’ll certainly come back again and attend the entire service.