I had the pleasure of visiting this congregation today as part of their lunchtime speaker series…read more Allisonville Christian Church is part of the Disciples of Christ denomination. Rev. Beau Underwood is their senior minister. Allisonville has a more progressive theology, and they offer a more traditional and a more contemporary worship experience on Sundays. If you've driven on Allisonville, you've likely seen their church at 77th and Allisonville a few blocks south of Castleton. Accessibility is pretty strong here, though I did not experience all areas of the building. They typically have an automatic door, though it was in disrepair on the day of my visit (and they were apologetic). I was amazed how many attended a post-worship lunch speaker event. The congregation was warm, friendly, and very hospitable. In many churches, you can attend and hardly be spoken to. That was definitely not the case here. They do host a preschool. MInistries include "Green Chalice," essentially a commitment to having a more environmentally friendly congregation and church. They do operate a church garden. The Disciples of Christ denomination leans toward a more progressive theology. The campus includes the main sanctuary, a "Fireplace Room," a "Family Room" where a lot of events are held, and they also have a retreat house. I have a handful of friends who go to this church regularly - I can easily see why. I had a wonderful visit here. I would easily return. I saw other wheelchair users here, and I know that they did a wonderful job of adapting their event to make sure a deaf congregant could be fully included. Definitely a good experience.

Progressive Baptist is an awesome church! It has a family feel and a great Pastor. They host…read moremonthly events to give everyone an opportunity to fellowship. They are transparent with the budget so you can see where your tithes and offering are going. I highly recommend people in the Indy area visit this church!

This new church in Indy is passionate about Jesus and planting new churches…read more Pastor Jeremy (lead pastor) came from the Plainfield area to plant this new Free Methodist church downtown with the purpose of helping people in the Indy metro area take next steps with their walk with Jesus. The modern worship was done well with familiar songs from the worship charts (like "Reckless Love"). The worship service fits about 170 people, and was about 80% full. There were a few technical issues but nothing distracting - simply first service kinks that'll be worked out. The people were welcoming, and my kids were excited to go play in the GO Kids space. They use a familiar curriculum (Orange) so my kids already we're excited for their lesson time. Free coffee and donuts were also flowing, can't go wrong with that! Parking: we parked in the parking lot south of the Irsay YMCA building. We were handed a validation ticket when we pulled in. So so so good. I'm excited for this new church!

Down to earth, non judgmental, inclusive home away from home! Some of the most caring people you…read morecould ever meet! Don't let the Baptist moniker scare you! This is a welcoming and affirming congregation! ‍

Excellent Biblical expository-preaching church! E we travel 20-25 minutes for this church home and…read morelove it. Lots of activities outside of Sundays which is important to us.

Worship was amazing and Mark the head pastor brings the word in a clear way. Very Grace based.read more

The best church ever!! This church is filled with love! I feel the safest place on earth IS this…read morechurch. My life has shifted significantly since attending and I'm so proud to be a member!

I LOVE this church! I am spiritually fed every time I attend. Each service is about an hour and the…read moreword is delivered in a simplistic approach that anyone can comprehend and apply to their life. I am deeply touched every time I attend, and my heart is filled with joy from GOD'S word. The congregation is diverse and everyone is so kind and inviting. I'm excited to attend this church every Sunday. If you're looking for a church home, I highly recommend Heartland Church!!

Grew up in this church. Fantastic staff, wonderful sermons. The worship service is great. They stay…read morea very active church with different events throughout the year open to the public.

The new sanctuary is open! Come join The Mill! Main Sunday service starts at 10am. Come a little…read moreearly to enjoy coffee and refreshments. Youth meet at 630pm on Sunday evenings. There are additional ways to get involved and meet new people. A church for all ages. Come as you are!

I visited Aldersgate Free Methodist Church this morning on a whim; having done one church…read morevisitation yesterday, I wasn't particularly inclined to do another one and wanted to return to another church close by. However, my April is super swamped and my scheduled return ended up getting interrupted by a hospital visitation. I'd done some web searching for area churches and recalled Aldersgate, part of the Free Methodist denomination, and knew it was close to where I was already at. So, I decided to go. Located at 21st & Post in Indy, Aldersgate is a rather large church. The church building actually houses three separate congregations, though rather interestingly they all fall within the "Free Methodist" movement. They include Aldersgate itself, obviously the host congregation, along with a Chinese congregation that meets in another area of the building and a group called The Gate that meets on Saturday evenings. I did a little bit of reading about Free Methodist prior to my visit just to ensure no unexpected surprises were in store. They struck me as being on a somewhat conservative end of the spectrum, though this comes with a disclaimer that they do ordain women and, in fact, it seems that Aldersgate is entirely female led including senior pastor Julie Gray. They had identified accessible parking, though the wheelchair symbol is significantly faded and the spots themselves aren't quite ADA. That said, I had zero issues finding an appropriate spot. The entryway is level to the ground and the double-sided glass doorway pretty workable. They have greeters who enthusiastically assist when needed. The sanctuary is larger than you'd expect - the aisles are somewhat narrow and I didn't see anything in terms of identified spaces for wheelchairs, but everyone was incredibly gracious and I never got a feeling of being in the way. Truth be told, and I say this guiltily, I kind of forget that today was Palm Sunday. It's an unusual time to visit a church, but in some ways a perfect time because most churches are prepared for those "one Sunday a year" folks. While that's not really me, it does tend to mean that strangers are even more welcome than usual. If there's one thing I work toward strongly, it's making sure that my reviews disregard any theological issues I may have with a church I'm visiting. Unless they're endorsing human sacrifice or other aberrant practices, my reviews reflect my experiences and not the finer theological points. I've visited churches across the theological spectrum, enjoying and not enjoying churches across that same spectrum. I really enjoyed my visit here. Aldersgate is a relatively small, yet warm and welcoming congregation. When word travels, and it does, that there's a visitor, you are warmly welcomed with true introductions. Pastor Julie encourages this openly and she leads by example, introducing herself before the service, ensuring Communion was brought my way, and then touching base after the service with a warm introduction to another congregant of "I want to introduce you to my new friend." She describes herself on their website as a country girl from Minnesota with a heart for the city. This sure seems to be true. Yet, while she was warm and welcoming - I should also note she was a tremendous preacher and a calm pastoral presence throughout the service. While she didn't include the disability inclusive language, she seemed to intentionally make a statement around Communion that made sure anyone new understood their practices. Additionally, even after I'd been hesitant to partake she had zero issues bringing it to me even as I sat toward the back. The congregation seems to skew older, though if you check out social media you'll see a fairly strong children and youth presence. They also have a decent-sized population of African refugees and their sermons are also on their website in Swahili. Music is primarily rather light praise music. The words are shown on a screen. It appears they sometimes have a bigger band - today consisted of vocalist, piano, and guitar. There's a children's time and I must say today was one of the best children's times I've seen. I believe it was led by their children's ministry coordinator and I loved the way she encouraged participation and engagement from the children. Aldersgate offers coffee before and coffee with a light snack after service. They also have a Wednesday evening prayer service and they seem to have multiple events planed for Holy Week. After the service, I was greeted by even more people who very proactively welcomed me to return and were warm and genuine. Being in a very diverse neighborhood, it was especially nice to see a church living into that diversity. I genuinely enjoyed this visit. While this church is a bit far for me, there's absolutely much to love here.