Hard to review a church but I noticed my parish had none so I thought I'd try. First Baptist…read moreChurch had been around for decades but within the last few years moved into a gorgeous new facility. Great children's program and tons of ministries that cater to the local Laurel community as well as international outreach. Host several free events a year open to the public and also have a relatively affordable k-8 school in the building. I LOVE how multi cultural the church family is, not more of any one race or heritage than another. Spanish services at 1030 and Korean services in the afternoon. Proud to call this place my family's church home..

This is a very biblical focused Southern Baptist Church, with a staff on fire for the Lord. We have…read morea very vast ethnicity body of like believers. There are programs for all ages, and come give us a try, remember regardless of which church you decide to attend, give them 4 to 6 visits to see what they are about.

I have been a member here for a little under three years, so I can honestly say that the leadership…read moreand members for the most part honestly seek the Lord and want to see Him lifted up. God has blessed this church greatly even through hardships, and I look forward to seeing what He has in store for the future of Granite Baptist Church!

Granite baptist church is a fine church a bible believing church based on the holy bible and the…read moreword of god and theirs some good preaching to and the music is fine and they keep it up and clean theirs some good people their and i believe most are Christens and they have much going on also and they do try to help people and the minister and his family are good people i feel and love the lord also i don't feel you have to be alike one another and we aren't suppose to be personally but we can love god that's good for anything good is of god and we don't have to understand everything and even see eye to eye with everything we can have differences to and work them out and misunderstandings can take place and the bible is true Jesus is the light of the world and i don't think we want to rush it but we love Jesus we should be ready to go to heaven i want to leave this world with a big bang myself not only celebrating my life and love in my life and some together for Jesus Christ and being born again and eternal life salvation and the blood of Christ. Love,To Granite Baptist Church Terrileigh Belle Chwastyk

I love this church - the pastor, staff and people. It's warm and welcoming, with lots of activities…read morefor all ages. There's an active and energized kids department, with proactive leaders, teaching the love and principles of Jesus. The 50+ group has fantastic leaders that keep the group extremely active throughout the entire year. Plus there's numerous ministries in between the kids and seniors. If you want to get involved, there's plenty of opportunities to serve and support. But if you need a place heal and rest, just to soak in the presence of God and hear about His love and the gift of salvation through Jesus, you can do that too. I found HCC to be a welcoming, Bible based, church that teaches and stands on the word of God. I'm so glad God brought me back to HCC.

Very disappointed in this church. I was going here for 2 1/2 to 3 years. My husband was in a…read moreserious accident fell through the bathroom floor to the basement. I reached out to the church took them 3 days to get back with me. The preacher said one little prayer on the phone. No one offered to come and see him at the hospital. After I thought I had found a home church. I even told them he was in intensive care and serious condition. And no one cared.. My husband passed away. And I did not feel comfortable with getting this Pastor to do his services. After no one reached out to even check on us to see how things were going. I had to go to a different church and get a different Pastor to do my husband's funeral services. I was so lucky to have found a pastor that really cared. He didn't even know me. But he was more caring and considerate than this Pastor of Heritage community church. It's so sad after being there for 2 1/2 to 3 years. My heart is broken. It's so sad that no one has even reached out to me from my first talk with the pastor. He never reached back out to see how my husband was doing. Even though they knew he was in intensive care and getting worse. No one called to ask how I was either. Very inconsiderate and selfish people. I would give them no stars if I could. Oh, when you go there, they act all nice and wonderful and like they're a loving church. But when you need them and you're suffering and you're in pain. No one shows up. If I hadn't been a Christian for a long time. This would be the kind of thing that would make someone turn against the church forever and against God. But I know better because I know there's other pastors out there and other churches that are out there that really do care. But this one is about the Almighty buck I think. Sad and very disappointed.

My first impressions of this church is that it is rather traditional with a twist of contemporary…read morein their later worship service, sound in its basic Christian doctrine, strong in its outreach, marginal in their discipleship, and more conservative than Jesus in their rigidly literal interpretation of the Bible. Their interpretation on the theology of humanity is dysfunctionally repressive and thereby significantly depressing...

The only thing good to say here is that there is a 5:30p Sunday Mass and their music ministry is…read morefine. But was my Mass valid?! You'd be better off driving to St. Mary in Annapolis-or closer to a a Mass in Bowie (St. Pius, Sacred Heart-in the Archdiocese of Washington) at least you know for sure that it's valid. These are my issues: The priest uses improper vessels on the altar: a pyrex mixing bowl during the consecration and what looks like iced tea glasses to hold the Most Precious Blood? Seriously? How about the fact that nobody kneels in reverence during the holiest part of the Mass (when the priest is consecrating the bread and wine in the pyrex). The priest at the 5:30p Mass I attended was going back and forth from the old missal to the current Romal Missal--doing his own thing. These parishioners have no clue here and the formation is obviously null. The dress is way too casual, but hey, what do you expect. It really goes with the territory. Not coming back here but will pray for this parish and their priests. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, pray for us and your parish in Crofton.

My family and I belong to this church and it's really nice. The priest Father Paul Sparklin is a…read moregood priest but I think that Father Ed Connelly who passed away two years ago was great! The music director who is British is a polite man and does a good job with the music in masses. I love and always have loved this church and will belong here for the rest of my life until hopefully my time on this Earth is up.

Awesome church. Focus on Environmental restoration; food ministry through their weekly Food panty…read moreon Tuesday and each Sunday the congregation makes up lunches for the Lighthouse. The welcome is friendly with a homely feel, everyone tries to know everyone name. The church embraces a welcome to all and is very inclusive for a church.

I have been going to church and events at Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church on and off…read morefor about 4 years. I find the people in the congregation very friendly, I find their events very friendly and I find the entire focus of the parish to be on the people, having fun and of course on creating/keeping a personal relationship with God. I do not get there very often because I live in downtown DC - but every time I go, I like it more. The priest is very friendly and easy to talk to. He speaks about the Bible in normal terms, using language that is immediately understandable. The events are full of people - normal people who are interested in getting to know new people. There is no stand-offish-ness here that I experienced. I volunteered for one of the Greek Fest dinners and I was taken in with open arms. This past weekend, I went to a craft fair in the hall and I found more of the same. Friendliness, big crowds and the realization that the church community lives in contemporary times, with busy people who have busy schedules and who have lives in a diverse world. I really am happy that I found this church. I look forward to moving out to this area in the next year or so - I will become a regular parishoner at Sts. Constantine & Helen once I live nearby!

I absolutely love this church. I worked with the event planner for a fundraising event for sick…read morechildren and had the best experience. Very responsive and flexible. The people in the church were so warm and welcoming. The Father came by and personally sought out the organizers to thank them for their efforts on behalf of the children. I could see the emotion on everyone's face. It was great to work with people who cared about our cause as much as we did.

Sermons straight from the Bible. Pastor teaches you how to understand God's word and how to apply…read moreit. Great thrift shop open on Saturdays 10-2. Half the price of Goodwill or better. Nice name brands from today's stores.

I've attended many Baptist churches in the area for almost 50 years and SSBC rates at the very top…read morefor congeniality, welcoming all who come through their open doors regardless of ethnic backgrounds or age or status in the world. We are not a mega church but have the heart of love such as the Lord Jesus has taught us. Our young pastors (both with small children) are especially filled with the Holy Spirit in their presentation of the word of God and in the music. I strongly urge you to come and check us out and I would like to see more men being men as God wants us to be, and join in a men's bible class. Guess what class I lead? Come on Crownsville and surrounding areas, get out of bed Sunday and join us in worship, study and fellowship. I Christ alone, Ken