First Baptist Church

I started attending this church when I was 22. I was about to divorce my husband of 5 years due to infidelity on both sides. I never felt judged. I was not asked for money and when I went forward one Sunday I spoke to a lady who listened and prayed for me. I here many rumors about their grandeur and that they ask for you tax papers etc but I have never been asked for anything. I was baptized there and my marriage has survived. As to the opulence that according to many are misspent. I do know that many members donate gifts such as booklets, ornaments, their time, and yes their money but also talent and connections for donations, and it’s not done out of coercion. Cross Church has planted churches around the world and are constantly training missionaries and helping the poor and hungry. I think that a sense of love and community in a wealthy region of our state has provided some members with the ability to help create these beautiful services and buildings and that gets confused with what the church does with the tithes which only about 3% of the congregation actually give regularly.

Cross Church now. Former Church of the Duggar family. Made aware of Josh Duggar’s molestation and encouraged covering it up, flying illegally in the face of mandatory reporting laws. They refuse to address if any of the same people are still involved in the ‘church’.
These people seem to be the worst kind of materialistic, image-​driven, pseudo-​Christians.

Now called Cross Church. Huge, production style. They just opened their third location. As commercial as it gets. High dollar, big budget, incredible facilities, even has a well stocked gift shop/​book store. Were giving away Christmas ornaments when we visited. Christmas musical production was well done. Ushers, police on guard in the halls. Their service bulletin is crisp and professional. Activities and services for almost everyone. Couldn’t get a feel on the PEOPLE as they were shuffling, moving, going… We went again to give it a second chance. Now we know why it is called Three Flags Over Springdale.
Incredible facilities, but lost our appetite at how much money is wasted here on the unimportant when every extra cent should be feeding, clothing and caring for the needy. I don’t care how much they are already doing, every single extra cent should be spent in service, not in wasteful, full color Sunday bulletins that are thrown away or spectacular facilities. I’ve been to many mega-​churches, and find this kind of excess to be an embarrassment. When there are still villages that don’t have drinkable water, suffer from malaria…
Sad, my non-​church friends are more disgusted at this church for the same reasons!