The Family Church

Coming from a Jewish/​Catholic background, I have never been much for churches, Especially growing up in the south. Pastor Matthew and his team are amazing, real, and they hold nothing back when it comes to love and passion for EVERYONE. SO HAPPY MY FIANCÉ AND I FOUND THIS PLACE!

Love this place! this place has changed my life!!!

Awesome church. The worship is on point and they really believe in being family and community. Blessed to now be a part of it.

This is not your momma’s church. It’s loud and unscripted, but it is the real deal mirroring exactly what the original New Testament church was and should be today. Great teaching and fellowship and so much more. Come experience it yourself either Saturday evenings or Sunday mornings.

There are a lot of wonderful people at this church; it’s fun, charismatic & appears to function without «religion.» There is a diverse group of people & they are creative & not for the conservative religious experiences. People are free to charismatically worship with flags, all styles of dancing, meditation, laughing, speaking in tongues; not for those interested in quiet worship. The worship is anointed & intense.
I love & enjoy many aspects of this church, however, I did not feel accepted or encouraged to live a healthier life, for the most part. I did feel encouraged to live it out when I was in premarital counseling or ministry school classes with Kristine Dohner or when Guest Speakers stopped in, but as time went on, I noticed the integrity, creativity & excellence I was searching for was lacking in multiple ways. I love art & creativity so I enjoyed that aspect but I crave more structure, a less aggressive or confrontational preaching style & left many situations without feeling heard or accepted by people in the congregation, leadership or not.
I think it’s great to visit but my husband & I tried connecting with multiple people & were unsuccessful; we saw a pattern of reaching out to others without interest in return. I think it’s worth a shot for anyone looking for a charismatic church, but just be mindful going in. I was deeply hurt for awhile, but wanted to share my experience so others would know the culture & not take it personally. I’ve talked with many who left & after listening to them I thought I’d share; it’s not the place for my husband or I, but obviously it’s working for some.

Just joined the Nikao School of Leadership. Very excited to discover practical ways to apply all I have learned to my daily life. Learning to be intentional about changing and improving. The teachers are all from the church and are great! School is in the evening so it fits easily into my schedule.

Another great Sunday of worship and the word. .. and of moving forward!