Traditional liturgy. Kind and welcoming congregation and pastor. Excellent preaching. Could not ask…read morefor more, but as an added bonus there is a wonderful icon of the Te Deum stretching around the whole church, very beautiful.

Christ centered pre-school (3's, 4's and young 5's) and Elementary/Middle school K-8th. Our kids…read moreare getting a wonderful education as well as learning the morals we hold dear. Class are small and there is very good teacher/student ratio. Pastors Fleming and Sherril are wonderful. Even if you are not of the Lutheran faith I would recommend this school based on it's strong educational merit.

New City Fellowship of Grand Rapids is a good church. It is a mission work of the Orthodox…read morePresbyterian Church, pastored by Mika Edmonson who is a young and animated guy. I hear the gospel every single time I visit New City. Unfortunately, I often have to wade through a bunch of watered-down silliness before I hear the gospel. There are way too many performance elements. No one likes feeling like they are the audience at a school assembly. There isn't much feeling of the sacred here. The songs are all powerpoint and praise music, which I find inaccesible (and even sometimes theologically incorrect). I wish New City Fellowship would develop and embrace a Reformed identity, because it would be exceptional if they could only combine the love and passion they already have with Biblical worship.

New City is a lovely church. The harsh reviews are over the top considering this church is barely 2…read moreyears old! It does not lead with multiculturalism or cultural Reformed-ness. Rather it leads with Jesus Christ, savior and Lord. Christ is preached from every text during the sermons. The pastors are well-trained theologically but instead of showing how smart they are with esoteric and aloof rhetoric they teach simply. The lead pastor strives to reach everyone God sends to the church with clear and passionate messages. The messages are passionate because when you are a sinner who has been saved by grace emotion is inevitable. New City is far from a theatrical church but it does make room for culturally diverse expressions of praise. The members and visitors are diverse and includes students, college professors, formerly homeless or incarcerated individuals, children, and those who use English as their second language. The harsh reviews are likely from "culturally" Reformed people who find more comfort in churches that would strive to maintain homogeneity instead of serving all people. If you are white and are annoyed by any church that does not cater to your cultural identity, this church will not fit for you. As a matter of fact it will drive you crazy which is probably exactly what you need in order to make sure that you are worshipping the God of the bible and not the "American middle class Jesus". The church serves a meal every Sunday in order to support intentional fellowship. The church is also mindful of the college students and the working poor who are especially blessed by this meal. The music is designed to help ALL people come together and worship God. You will hear a mix of traditional hymns, contemporary Christian, and traditional Black Gospel music. If you are at a multicultural church and you like every bit of it.....its not multicultural. Its simply a place that caters to your preferences.

I've been here and really enjoyed it. it's a really big church but doesn't seem to have enough…read moreparking. once a month they have a foot clinic, serve food and cater to the homeless. it's very nice.

We moved to Lowell in May, 2023 and had attended Impact on occasion with our daughter and…read moreson-in-law. We knew before moving that Impact was going to be our new church home. The messages are very powerful and speak to us. All three pastors have a heart for God. It is obvious that this church is growing spiritually. The passion for Jesus is so apparent. The music is also very powerful. Our granddaughters love the kids church and can't wait to attend. Would strongly recommend you come experience this church and see how amazing it is.

I won't lie and say I've ever been there but I was trying to go and did watch a few sermons online…read morethat I thought were pretty enlightening. I am unable to make it to sedans in person but was in dire need of help with my rent unfortunately due to circumstances couldn't get the money for rent this month. They denied me because the trailor park I live in said they will deny help they offered to grace me with but instead of fighting to help someone who was looking to get back to church they chose the business before helping someone in dire help to not be homeless and lose the chance of something bigger to me than this house. Though my house will be my saving grace to what matters most to me that I could have lost but will continue fighting for. I see where their loyalties lie now. Not to mention when I thought they were open on weekdays how they brought up I must be catholic made me wonder on their loyalties to the lord as well. even though catholicism was around long before other God loving religions that pop up nowadays. With that I say God bless all who attends and I'm sure they make great babysitters well but not for my children. Good luck and as always have fun.

My husband and I moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2022. We attended 3 Catholic churches before…read moreselecting IHM as our home parish. The homily given by the pastor was liturgically based, easy to understand and relatable to our daily living. We are delighted to be members of the IHM community and continue to enjoy and profit by the homilies! Judy Uebbing

During this pandemic, I noticed some ppl are not wearing masks in church during mass. I spoke with…read morethe pastor and he said it was not his place to enforce mask wearing. Who then is responsible? How about the safety of others.

I went here for a bible study class for a year, and it was full of some really fantastic people…read more They are fairly conservative, but they are welcoming and sincere. I really enjoyed it and would probably consider going more often if I didn't live an hour away. I got the feeling that this place was a pillar of the local community.

We've been attending Grace for nearly 10 years and are members since 2023. It is a welcoming place…read moreto worship, fellowship, and experience Biblical, expository teaching from the Word of God. One focus is discipleship of new and growing Christians, with many groups and Bible studies.

So thankful for this church. Godly, personable leadership and so many resources for people of all…read moreages. Grand Rapids First is a diverse, come as you are, welcoming church. If you want to experience the life changing experience of an authentic relationship with Christ and others check it out!

Not a neighborhood friendly church, they recently asked the City of Wyoming to open up a parking…read morelot exit to a residential development for their Christmas Eve service which resulted in almost 300 vehicles exiting into the residential neighborhood. This exit has been closed for many many years to prevent this very thing. This resulted in many residents having difficulty entering and exiting their driveways. The neighborly approach would have been to request agreement from the neighborhood prior to the event. Not very Christlike in my opinion.