We have been a St. Mark Lutheran family for two years- my only regret is that we didn't discover…read morethis hidden gem until recently. As a former educator and a current Licensed Professional Counselor who works exclusively with children and adolescents, my expectations for a school are HIGH. I cannot say enough good things about SML...this school is truly a family and they care about each individual child. The teachers are engaged and responsive and support the kids by attending extracurricular events on their own time! We just love the school and staff and HIGHLY recommend this school!

We just started this year and what an amazing school! The teachers are so helpful and surround the…read morekids with positivity that they need to flourish. The school is beautiful and the kids are just family to one another, which is hard to find these days in the classrooms. I would highly recommend this school to everyone!

A place of worship where everyone is welcomed. Worship services are moving. The traditional service…read moreis wonderful with all of the hymns, and structured worship. The contemporary service is fabulous with the praise band. But both services have a wonderful message. Pastor Tony Kobak has a way of preaching that really pulls you in. People come dressed in dresses and suits to jeans and T-shirt's. You won't feel out of place here. Come to be loved and inspired.

Friendly place where they share Christ's love. Bible-centered messages in a relaxed…read morefamily-friendly setting. Love worshipping at this church with these people!

My two children attend this wonderful school. This is our ninth year. I can only say good things…read moreabout the staff, parents and leadership. My kids are loved and taken cared of. As a parent I have access to each teacher. I know that my kids are prayed for and loved dearly while being taught all subjects through a Biblical world view and I find this priceless specially after seeing what goes on in public schools now a days. Would recommend to any family that is looking for a Christian School with strong Values.

I attended this school from Kindergarten to my high school graduation. I can honestly say that I am…read moreblessed to have had the opportunity to attend such a wonderful school. I have never seen a school that is more dedicated to training students in academics and the Christian faith. If I had the opportunity to choose a school again, I would absolutely pick CCS again. I made so many wonderful friends and learned so much during my time there. I would recommend CCS to any Christian parent who wants their child to receive a quality education and to learn about Christ in the process. Definitely a five star school.

John, I read your review. What irony, to start off your post sounds political. Religion is, and has…read morebeen political since its inception. Jesus Christ was the radical of the day and as our Christian Judaeo was formed we have always been a people of change which means poking the bears of government and its leaders on both side. I pray we don't let change get confused with the political climate formed in recent years by both the established parties. Let's work together to make positive changes for the betterment of our great nation. I respect your right to express your opinion, in fact I've never written any review at all, but your review stimulated these thoughts; a good think. I have found the First Methodist is a good church, a well intentioned church, with good people and leaders. The messages from the pulpit have been direct and on point, and I feel inspired by God. Pastor Nixon seems to be delivering messages of an "awakening " theme. It a hard to hear the truth sometimes. First Methodist is not a prefect church, which one really is... it is, however a historical church with an awesome musical, homeless, mission trip and outreach programs that are serving Houston and the world. Hey John, just my opinion, I'm just a "sit-in-the-back-pew" member. I would say, I love attending First Methodist, if only for an hour on a Sunday. Peace my brother. John, leí tu reseña. Qué ironía, comenzar tu publicación suena político. La religión es y ha sido política desde sus inicios. Jesucristo fue el radical del día y a medida que se formó nuestro Judaeo cristiano, siempre hemos sido un pueblo de cambio, lo que significa empujar a los osos del gobierno y sus líderes de ambos lados. Rezo para que no permitamos que el cambio se confunda con el clima político formado en los últimos años por ambos partidos establecidos. Trabajemos juntos para hacer cambios positivos para el mejoramiento de nuestra gran nación. Respeto su derecho a expresar su opinión, de hecho, nunca he escrito ninguna crítica, pero su opinión estimuló estos pensamientos; Un buen pensamiento. He descubierto que el Primer Metodista es una buena iglesia, una iglesia bien intencionada, con buenas personas y líderes. Los mensajes desde el púlpito han sido directos y puntuales, y inspirado por Dios. El pastor Nixon parece estar entregando mensajes de un tema de "despertar". Es difícil escuchar la verdad a veces. First Methodist no es una iglesia perfecta, lo que realmente es ... es, sin embargo, una iglesia histórica con un increíble musical, sin hogar, viajes misioneros y programas de extensión que sirven a Houston y al mundo. Mi hermano John, esto solo es mi opinión, y yo solo soy un miembro "sentado en la banca". Diría que me encanta asistir a First Methodist, aunque solo sea por una hora los domingos. Paz mi hermano.

First Methodist Houston is a historic downtown church (and secondary location) alive and well;…read moreministering to many diverse groups, honoring the United Methodist traditions. It is great to see a vital, friendly, growing community in the center of Houston who understand their call to the local community. They offer a traditional service and an alternative contemporary/modern venue. Both are outstanding examples of an approach to reach out to their community, be inclusive to all ages, ethnicities and Christian and non-Christian experiences. As an aside, John A.'s review was incomplete; they have not rewritten the Apostles Creed but will "resist the powers evil in the world" as part of Baptismal vows which includes the social justice charge against evil, injustice and oppression based Scripture and the UMC social principles teachings.

I would not recommend Devine Savior Academy near Houston, Texas…read more Our experience with this school was extremely disappointing. We paid the enrollment fees, completed the process they requested, and after that, communication completely stopped. I called multiple times and was repeatedly told that someone would reach out to us, but nobody ever did. Now they are refusing to refund the enrollment fee despite the lack of communication and follow-up from their admissions team. What is even more concerning is that in an email today, they stated that they believe their communication was handled appropriately. Honestly, what a shame. Ignoring families, failing to follow up, and then refusing accountability is not proper communication. A student will made you tour the school and their admission lady will show up at the end to give you the enrollment document. I should have understand their lack of consideration right away I truly wish I had seen the warning signs earlier. Based on our experience, I cannot recommend this school to other families.

We started at DSA last year and we are very happy with DSA. We have one in high school and one in…read moremiddle school. A good school starts with strong leadership and the elementary/middle/high school principals are strong leaders. We like that DSA teaches accountability, among other things, which is generally lacking in society these days. Perhaps in part because they are part of a network of several other DS schools, they seem very well structured in all aspects, including communication with parents, curriculum, and school operations. While they are small (but growing), they function as well as or better than a larger school. The homework load seems very well balanced, especially compared to their previous school. The teachers are excellent and everyone is very nice. The students are good kids and we've been impressed with the behavior and politeness of our kids' friends. The parents we have met are very nice with similar family values. We hoped we would find a community, and we have made new friends with othe families through our kids and their friends. Despite the small size, the school offers several sports programs, including football and volleyball, and is very competitive against schools that are much larger. They built a new middle/high school building last year and it is a top class facility. Great gym, big, modern classrooms, great courtyard, multipurpose chapel, and more. Tuition remains very reasonable in comparison to other private schools in the Houston area, especially considering the low teacher:student ratio.

My son started attending cream of the crop learning center in late September of 2020. I was…read moreparticularly interested because of a few reasons first was they were a Christian based learning center, second they were close to my home. On his first day I was never introduced to his teacher or ever seen his classroom.In the morning you drive up and an employee there gets the child out the car and takes him inside then when picking up we call when on the way they get the child ready and you meet them at the door and you put your child in the car. The ladies doing the drop off and pick ups are not the teachers in order to find out who his teacher was I had to ask one of them they just said her name and what she looked like. When he started he was a little over 18 months old so he was in the roo class and was sent him with a "cuddle gram" basically a paper saying what he ate and how many diaper changes he had as well as his nap time. Breakfast was always Cheerios & snacks were always crackers not at all fulfilling the only meal fulfilling was lunch which was usually chicken gravy a fruit and veggie or something similar and on fridays the parent brings the child's lunch. His first 3 days he cried as expected for his first time ever attending daycare as the time went on it got better he stopped crying at drop off and was excited to be picked up he would run to me smiling and with open arms at pick up time. If there was ever an incident they would provide a paper saying what happened and you sign it while he was in the roo class that happened a few times not a whole bunch then comes when he moved classes to Disney class 2 year olds and with teacher Haley Farmer who again I had to ask to meet and ask how the day was structured. In her class there was 9 kids including him however in previous class there was 5 with Ms.Gina and Haley was giving me incident reports every week sometimes multiple times a week of him being bit, or hit with a toy sometimes I would just see bite marks but not even be informed of them I complained and sent her a message she said she would look into it. Then he was hit so hard on his face with a toy it left a Mark for days I complained, he came up with a soaking wet pamper I complained, two times he was not cleaned right after changing his diaper and I also complained I started asking more questions then on a Wednesday Lydia the director calls me and says he has had behavioral problems and he bit the teacher and I had no clue ! I messaged the teacher apologizing saying I would work with him and she never replied to me but before she always would so that was strange. all this was news to me because every or most incidents prior to this he was the one being bullied not the aggressor but now she says it is him. Then Lydia calls me at 11:13 a Thursday and says he has to be picked up they can no longer care for him she said he pulled a kids hair, chocked him, and head bunted him and says she has a video of it and I ask to see if the video and she never provided it to me said she had to get owners approval I still have yet to see the video. When I arrived to pick him up he was not in the office like she claimed she was actually napping and he was awoken from his nap to be sent home.I believe they kicked him out because I was complaining too much and I've transferred him to another daycare "Star Montessori" and his teacher said he hasn't been aggressive at all just hyper I don't claim he's an angel I know he throws tantrums but he's 2 and learning he doesn't bite or hit at home so that was far fetched to me. My husband kept urging me to change hum to another because along with all this since he was moved to another class he cried everyday at drop off and would be starving when he was picked up. I had to have a snack for him as soon as I got him in the car because he would be asking over and over for "snack" or "milk" I truly believe they didn't feed him or the children enough and not at all once while he was there did he come up with any type of biblical art work or teachings it was a lot of coloring and painting but they claim to be faith based but that is just a front in my opinion and I personally see this as a blessing and if it was meant for him to attend there he would still but God knows what's best for me and my family so I glorify him in it all it probably saved my son a lot of pain and suffering. If they can not keep supervision of 5-9 kids in a classroom biting my child hitting him or him scraping his finger then they need to re- evaluate their staff because that is just poorly done.

Absolutely adore this daycare. My littles love it here and enjoy coming to school.read more