Stopped going here very long time ago... the mission is money, not people. After awhile you'll…read morerealize they have times in which you text a number to let the church know you are in attendance after that they share how many new individuals are coming. Speaking from experience I have volunteered for almost an entire year and I found that they have the desired individuals and it was clear that my son is not welcomed but just there as a body throughout his middle and partial high school year, he was never further away from god and people until he found safety comfort and LOVE at a real church, not one that only cares about numbers, money and their own insecure and deeply flawed views of a child or god. Zero Stars... love is love thank you very much ;)

We went to the 4 o'clock service tonight on Saturday. Our vehicle recently broke down and we…read morehaven't had a way to make it to church. We were able to borrow a vehicle and tonight happened to be Baptism night. The new campus Pastor for Woodbury is a very personable guy. He was fun, energetic, and engaged with us perfectly. It was very natural for him and you can tell he is sincere. The worship band is amazing, and I love that they also play popular songs that are on Christian radio. The worship music during the baptism was refreshing and all the songs were amazing. Even if it wasn't planned for someone to get baptized and they wanted to tonight, they offered clothes, shoes, make up, hair dyers, etc for those who weren't prepared. It was very accommodating. After about an hour of baptisms, people started getting up to leave and there was a small crowd of us left. The band was playing worship songs that made you sing your lungs out and it was like being at a concert. The Holy Spirit was SO strong tonight, I teared up many times. There was a total of 30ish people left for the last few to get baptized and it was like Jesus was putting a show on for us tonight. His presence was felt and it was a beautiful night. This was truly one of my best experiences at eagle Brook. We had been craving to worship, praying to be able to worship tonight and we got a whole hour and some to worship him. Thank you for an unforgettable night. The band did absolutely amazing.

We and our children attended this church for 2 1/2 years. Very nice people for the most part, but…read morethey are not interested in growing. Especially when it come to younger people with children. They want the church to be a empty nesters church/ Grandparents church. And some of the sessions members that make decisions for the direction the church is going are very non Christian.

This is a church full of love and grace. Traditions are important but serving your neighbor is…read moreparamount.

I attended the North Campus for many years, and was baptized there. There are many kind people…read morefollowing Jesus in this church. They do sound teaching and preaching well from the pulpit. This church was kind to me and my family, and was a good place to learn a lot of good things, but they don't do community particularly well. When I graduated from Seminary and asked for the chance to volunteer and get involved, it was very difficult to earn their trust. There are a lot of good things about this church, and it was a privilege to attend. Unfortunately I was in the membership process for over 2 years and was never able to get through the process. The leadership was very slow and unresponsive in this respect. Ultimately we moved on as God led us.

I began attending Bethlehem Baptist Church about 6 months ago. The congregation is diverse: a wide…read morerange of ages, people groups, and races attend the church. John Piper has been the lead pastor for 30-plus years, and he will be transitioning out of that role at the end of 2012. Jason Meyer will take over in 2013 as the teaching pastor, and all indications are that Meyer will provide excellent leadership to this congregation for many years to come. While the church is large (multiple campuses throughout the Twin Cities), you will be welcomed in with open arms upon visiting any of the campuses. The downtown campus has a large, wide-open foyer where the congregation socializes before and after church services. For the coffee drinkers and pastry-eaters out there (doesn't that make 99% of us?), you'll be infinitely grateful for the free coffee (replete with Splenda and cream) and freshly-baked pastry items available after the 9 am service on Sunday mornings. The Bible is the core of all teaching and ministry at BBC. In today's postmodern culture, it's refreshing to hear passionate sermons centered on gospel truth. There is no shortage of challenging teaching and real, raw relationships at BBC. Lastly, since the church is so large, I recommend immediately getting involved with a small group. The church website has a great tool to find small groups that fit with your schedule and location in the Twin Cities.

If you are looking for an awesome place to find a home, this is it! I was hooked off the bat. In…read morethe program, the first thing it says is "Everyone is welcome for communion, without exception." Being a divorced Catholic, that sentiment really means a lot to me. Once you have been divorced, you can never again receive communion in the Catholic church. Needless to say, I don't feel very connected to my Catholic roots for that reason, among many others. Mark and Kae are absolutely wonderful pastors. They call you by name when they give you communion. They talk to you about helping to organise church events based on your personal talents. They really get to know you, and help put together ways for everyone to get to know each other. The original liturgies are AMAZING. Wes Burdine's Brandywine mass is ending up its gig at Mercy Seat today--I'm excited to see whose mass will be next! This community is so friendly, warm, and WELCOMING. Stop by to see what all of the fuss is about. :)

What happens when you recreate your memories of grandma dragging you to church (wondering what the…read moreheck kyrie eleison means) and your latest mind blowing musical experience? You end up with something similar to Mercy Seat. However, words can not capture how amazing this place is. The people are friendly, welcoming, and the average age is under 40. The music will have you coming back for more and craving it through the week. And the pastors' interpretations of God's word are real, poetic, and deeply inspiring. This is not your grandma's church but even she would love it!

My wife and I visited many churches in the south metro area that were either too big, too loud, or…read moretoo small for our young family, and we found Nativity to be just the right size. Additionally it is a church that believes everyone is welcome no matter who you are on your life's journey. The youth program is great with Sunday School broken out by age group. Wednesday nights are also a good time to get to know each other through the many programs including Adult Education, and youth programs for all ages. Dana the priest is amazing! Her sermons are the best I have heard in the south metro area! During the school year there are three services (8am, 9am & 11:30am), and in the summer there are two (8am & 10am).

I am music director of this church (since Sept. 2019). This small congregation is friendly and…read morewell established, with a progressive presence on the west side of St. Paul, in the bluff area above downtown St. Paul. It utilizes a combination of in-person worship and livestreaming through its Facebook page. A blended congregation, CPUC embraces the traditions of Presbyterianism and the United Church of Christ (UCC). Committed to social justice, inclusivity, environmental stewardship, radical love, care and service for Loaves and Fishes and other local programs. Music is globally sourced, using a combination of traditional hymns, world songs in various languages, and contemporary compositions. Musical involvements include choir, song leadership through weekly cantor presence, and tailor-made solo and small ensemble experiences. Piano and Celtic harp are instruments heard each Sunday, with world drums sometimes featured. Guest instrumentalists (guitar, violin, and organ) indulge our interests in a variety of music. Pastor (pronouns: he/his) is highly regarded and cherished, having been called to CPUC from a field of 40 ministerial applicants in 2018. Communion is celebrated once per month, with grape juice and floured bread, adding gluten free bread option.

I went to this church after finding out that the other church I normally go to was being held at…read moreLoring Park for Pride. I found this church after doing a Google search for LGBT friendly churches in the Twin Cities area. It was close and I made it just in time for service to start. I was greeted by this cute little boy who hugged everyone and welcomed them. I was also greeted by probably half the people once I got inside the church. Everyone was very welcoming and friendly. They had a fellowship afterwords with great snacks and refreshments. If you're looking for a non judgmental, non discriminating church, I would recommend this place.

an amazing place to learn and get closer with Jesus! people are extremely welcome and kind, never…read moremake you feel left out. Truly an amazing beautiful place.

My wife got invited to Eagle Brook and we took a chance on going. I haven't been a very church…read moregoing person for a very long time but the staff here made us feel very welcome and the messages clear and relatable. Love this place!

Nice church. Couldn't go to my typical church due to bad icy roads. Luckily i found d this place…read moreonline. It's nice and simple church and so close to my home. Everything looks clean and tidy. Plenty of parking also.

It pains me to do this review, but it has to be done. This Church has officially lost its reverent…read moreNovus Ordo card, why? Due to the fact that it has fallen to the modernists. Father Ben who I thought was a little querky at first, confirmed my suspicions that he was a fake and a fraud traditionalist Priest even though he himself claimed he'd uphold it here. Year after year that he's been here, he has modernized and contemporized a lot of this liturgy beyond what is acceptable to me in my humble opinion. Starting with the once beautiful traditional music, he's turned his back on that and had his new music director change it into contemporary cringe music like the rest of the multiple Novus Ordo Churches do, changing from the Organ to the Piano because the guy is bad at playing the Organ. But there's other aspects as well, specifically from this weasle of a Priest who I knew there was something amiss by his demeanor, the way he even speaks is so forced and fake to me that I knew he wasn't here to uphold the traditions of Good Shepherd. From the music, to the prayers, to the homily, eucharistic ministering, subtle slight aspects just keep modernizing and modernizing, alter serving is being stripped of reverence, the gestures, the use of incense being diminished, the design and ornamentation is slightly being altered (although not as bad as other Diocesan Churches). The type of people entering into the congregation is also affecting the liturgy, because I believe that in this synodal style, the newer lay people here are influencing the way the liturgy and Church is being ran, it's being transformed into another hipster influenced dump honest to goodness. It was already bad enough that they had been using women alter acolytes, and extraordinary ministers, but I could tolerate that nonsense (because women will never, or at least should never become Deacons or Priests) due to the fact that a lot of other traditional elements were still there. Hah! Little did I know that they were hanging on by a thread and were going to be slowly but surely be eroded by unserious people and clergymen. The Gospel talks about bearing good fruits, and bad ground will bear bad fruit, I believe this applies to the modernist clergy who ruin liturgies like this, bearing bad fruit because their hearts are hardened by the modernist influences, and tradition is enemy number one to them, as well as the liturgy and teachings of our Church Fathers and Saints that have blessed us and gave us something to appreciate, but these modernist hipsters despise because it's truly Catholic. My Grandfather used to attend this parish, I only attended this Church because he attended this Church and I wanted to honor him. But the problem is that the Church didn't honor me or his and other predecessors blessings and honoring of this Church, and tossed them away for their cringe, unserious, irreverent, boomer, hipster takes on the liturgy. And I know this Church was built after Vatican 2 to adhere to its changes on the Church, but the Priests and lay here for the most part still adhered to traditional liturgical practices that I felt comfortable being in. But once again, they and their pride and ego couldn't stand the traditional liturgical practices and forced their nonsense upon it, which leads me to today. I will no longer attend this Church until I hear that the Priest is either gone or gone through massive changes, and the modernization of the music, liturgy, design, and every other stain that has crept into this Church like many others is wept clean from here. Sincerely~Reverent Church goer.