This Church has an amazing community of Christians. The Pastor is great and his preaching is bible…read morebased.

In a worse location if you have no car otherwise small congregation and bible based preaching.read more

My son has gone here for awhile and seems to get something out of it. I have visited and most…read morepeople seem fine, but he said he was recently advised by some "brothers" of this church that he should not pursue a relationship with a young woman who he has been talking with and was excited about. Then he got really sad to the point of tears. He is 24, and I have taught him to respect women so he doesn't need some other adults telling him what to do. He deserves to be happy, and this advice by "brothers" goes against that. I am sure these "brothers" were intimate with women before marriage or at least tried. They are hypocrites for making my son feel guilty. I told him not to listen to others, that the men advising him are hypocrites and it's natural to pursue a deeper relationship with a woman, though it's not good to be sleeping around with multiple ones.

Loving and inviting-- biblically sound church. Great pastor. Perfect for college-goers or anyone…read morearound the area.

I've been coming to Highlight church for a little over 3 years now and it has been the best church…read moreI've ever been to. I gave my life to Christ at this church, got baptized here and now I'm continuing to live life with this amazing community.

The pastors are great. However, the church culture felt a bit intense. There were a lot of people…read moreto welcome parishioners which was quite overwhelming. There is also a policy that no children under the age of 6 can worship in the sanctuary. This was a deterrent in us becoming members.

This is a beautiful church. It is very large with many different rooms to worship…read more I was very impressed with the beautiful service. The Pastor was warm and welcoming. It is a Catholic Church. There was an impressive singer who accompanied the service, she had a stunning voice. The worship areas were bright, lovely, and modern. I was there attending a funeral service. I normally don't review churches, but this one was special and if you are in the Olney area and are of the Catholic faith, I recommend you stop by and visit.

open and tolerant and friendly congregation…read more excellent preaching (thoughtful) excellent music

This is a great little church, tucked away in Twinbrook. Theology is liberal and all--ALL--are…read moretruly welcome. The church today is about 25% under 45 with a good size population of young children. Children and Youth are involved in the church and the service. Visit any Sunday--service starts at 10:45 until June 17--then it starts at 10 through the summer. June 17 is a very special Sunday where service is also held at Lake Needwood, near the boathouse. It's a lovely outdoor service followed by a light welcome. Great for a first visit. www.rockvilleunitedchurch.com.

I finally took my favorite Metro Station Manager up on his invitation to visit his church, & what…read morethe perfect timing to do so while the Man/Woman Baby were home for the holidays. Although a 10 minute walk from the Rockville Metro - Red Line, we opted to hail a ride to the special holiday 10am service. As soon as we walked in, we were greeted, welcomed & offered seating. Service was about an hour as we got an amazing word from the Assistant Pastor Lora Hargrove, Reverend Leon Grant is the Senior Pastor. Before standing as visitors, my family & I were well received with cheerful 'welcomes' from anyone & everyone who passed us by. My family are in high agreement that we truly enjoyed our day of fellowship at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, especially for the Christmas season. Sunday Service is at 7:45am & 11am with various Youth, Communion, Sunday School, Bible Study & multiple weekdays services to attend. I will most certainly return to worship with Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in the very near future.

I was aa member at another church when i first came to MT. Calvary. We were invited by my husband…read morefriend for their Men's Day Program. I knew a few members from varies places which made me feel even more welcomed. I was quite thirsty for a word that I felt was lacking from my church and there was Dr. Hargrove. I felt she was there just for me, as I was growing under her word. She inspired me and I loved her sermons of truth and freedom in Christ. I have been a member since 2019 and I joined the choir first. I needed to be around seasoned saints because I fell alone in the world. I loss my Dad last October and my church family was there for support. I love my Church and looking forward to growing more.

This church community has one of the friendliest and outgoing Catholic congregations I've ever…read moreexperienced. I understand why my uncle and his family have been in attendance here since they moved here. The old church is traditional: tiny and charming. The new church is more contemporary: circular and spacious. But the spirit of the people is the same. Regardless of the words in the mass, the people are there to share in worship together. If you are local and looking for a nice church community, check it out. If you are visiting, you will feel welcomed.

5/28/21 The name of…read morethis church has gotten bigger to me.  I remember this Church just being called River Road Unitarian Church.   There are many things about this church that hold meaning to me; as well as growth from the experience.     For starters,  River Road Unitarian Church was my very first church I went to.   I had no clue about other churchs and the beliefs that came from religion.   I had no idea how powerful hope, religion and above all else what YOU believe. Young minds can easily be bent by the wrong hands.  Some times by the good hands too. This is where hope and decision making come into play. More than once in our Sunday School Classes we were asked "why do we believe this? What do you think? We were also told to look things up for ourselves.   The ways of getting information were different back in the 1980's as a kid, but the message hit home. I never was a true believer in God, like many people I knew growing up around me, but I am not totally out of the picture either.   My parents went to church and there for by association my sister and I too. As a kid, having to go to church when you don't want to can be...annoying.  Welcome to the world of growing up.   I remember   learning the fundamentals of basketball as a kid. I remember playing on the old fashioned jungle gyms that are considered dangerous now adays and are pretty much non existent.   I remember my sister and I use to swing on the swing sets and sometimes  jump off them at great heights.   The adults discouraged this kind of behavior.   These thoughts came to mind as I looked at the now changed landscape of this Church. The church has expanded in size and  appearance too. However, I don't  know what the inside of the church looks like in some parts.  One of the first things I noticed were the steps going over the pants.  Long ago some people got poison ivy  walking through the grassy paths leading to the church.  Yeah, not the best way to start out your church Sunday. The wooden walkways are a nice touch to the church. Another bad way to start out a Sunday morning is not getting breakfast until after church.  I wasn't an early riser as a kid and missed some breakfast at home.  If I did end up eating at church,  the donuts and pancakes were almost always gone.  Eggs  were almost always left over.  I hated eating eggs along with ketchup. Sometimes I was able to get my hands on bacon to settle my hungry stomach. (Now that I just said that,  it makes me hungry) Many times I had to sit through church service with an empty stomach.  This was a lot harder to do. Many times after the first teachings of mass, the kids would head down stairs to learn more about the teachings of God.  I don't remember how old you had to be to stay for the second mass session, but I did attend some of them.  I can't say I was always the best behaved kid in Suday school.  I had my share of getting into fights or getting into trouble, but learned from these experiences though. From time to time we were lead into the woods for some fun hiking trips.  I remember climbing up a large hill, but we weren't allowed to go to the top of the hill without permission.   For some reason I think River Road Unitarian Church bought the land and property from the old camp that was there. Halloween and church bazaars were great times here.  I remember finding some great toys that someone else may have considered trash.  As the saying goes and all that.   At this church for at least three Halloween I can remember bobbing for apples was done.  I think I did bobbing for apples maybe twice in my life.  I don't think this practice is still done, but I could be very wrong. At some point I believe I came here one or twice without my parents.  Something happened and my parents had a falling out with the church.  It would have been nice to know what happened,  but I guess I will never know now. Finally,  I noticed that the church has a flown the Pride Flag and this is good. I certainly would not have seen such a thing in the 1980's.  I did not even know what gay meant except for the word happy. One shouldn't be ashamed on who they are attracted to.  *please do not turn that statement into something dirty*  Nevertheless,  I am glad of the changes I have see of this Church.    What I did not like seeing is the number of crushed cicadas underfoot.  Chances are it was done by more kids than adults.  Fear could have been a motive. Perhaps it time to teacher not to fear what they don't understand.  All in all, the inside from of the main church looks like I remembered it from when I was a kid.  I fo not remember anybody from this church.  I wish I did, but I do not. It was a nice trip down memory lane though.

This is a place to regenerate your spirit, recharge your soul and rejuvenate your energy. Each…read moreSunday I find inspiration and encouragement from the service through music, storytelling and the amazing Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd. Her sermons are provocative, challenging and brave. If you like Brene Brown, Anne Lamont or Pema Chodren, this is the place for you. The high school graduates of the religious education program are incredible individuals and the thread of commonality is their confidence, self-acceptance and open minds. Community service is at the heart of this faith practice and one is welcomed to participate or not in a wide variety of activities to heal the world. Highly recommend a visit!