Willoughby Hills Friends church is a solid Bible teaching church…read more There is a new Senior Pastor that was recently given the call to lead. He is good man that preaches the gospel with conviction. I challenge anyone who is sincerely seeking the Lord to attend church here and feel the Lord touch your heart. WHFC is a great place to call home.

I have attended Friends Church for 15 years and have been through many pastor changes. I have…read morealways enjoyed whatever the current pastors have brought to the church, no matter how different. However, with our current pastor I have never been so excited about the direction of the church. Our pastor has a heart to follow God and take the rest of us along for the ride. His sermons are biblical and relevant. Watch a podcast, they are posted on the whfriends.org (they are listed under "Latest Message") and see for yourself. Is the pastor entertaining, yes he is, and forgive him for that, it's the gift God gave him. If you can look past having a good time (a little sarcasm) the message will blow you away. God created us all so different and he created pastors different too, so that they can reach God's varied people. I pray that you can find the Pastor/church that helps you grow biblically! Friends Church has so much to offer aside from the sermons. Growth groups/ Discipleship classes/ (Sunday School, for all ages, even seniors), these groups range from studying books of the bible, recovery groups, to marriage classes ect! They have church for the disabled, called "Just As I Am." They have special events all the time, volunteer opportunities/ mission work, men's, women's and student retreats and "Night's out." Friends wants you to have community! I could go on and on but I think you get the picture. Friends is a place you want to go to and keep coming back to, because JESUS is there! P.S. I forgot to mention the new children's Sunday School Bible curriculum......All I can say is, I wish I still had children this age so we could experience it together as a family. Beth Kirtland

A warm and pleasant group of parishioners and Fother Joe is a great leader…read more It is both uplifting and informative to join in to the celebration of the mass We miss Father Joe

Be careful when registering for this school. They will take your registration fee (in my case…read more$200), then tell you the classes are full. I had to fight to get part of the money refunded to me. I only got $150 back. Highly unethical, which makes me glad we didn't get in after all.

Wonderful church, friendly people, and a great grip of Bible doctrine. Would recommend this church…read moreto literally anyone who asked for a good Baptist Church.

I have gone to this church for over 5 years now and they are the most welcoming church I have ever…read morebeen to! If you have felt like you didn't fit in at a previous church I would recommend you try Fairport Congregational Church. They strive to be inclusive and recently attained the status of Open and Affirming.

Wonderful facility. I always look forward to the programs. Last assembly had about a thousand…read morepeople

Merici Crossings is 22 million dollar building that houses 70 nuns of the Ursuline Sisters of…read moreCleveland. It's a beautiful and modern 68,000 sq ft building. It sits on 10 acres of land right by Ursuline College in Pepper Pike. It took almost 10 years to build. The old mother home was 268,000 sq ft and cost more then a million to maintain. It also was an old building constructed in 1958 and was not equipped to handle an older aging community of nuns. That's why the new building was constructed. When you walk in as you turn your head left, you will see beautiful stain glass windows hanging from the ceiling. When you turn right you will enter the foyer with a beautiful stain glass artwork on the wall above the fire place. Directly across the foyer is this beautiful chapel. It has cathedral ceiling with these beautiful lights hanging from the ceiling. It has a lot of windows that provide amazing light. They also have ministry offices they provide counseling and advice to whomever needs it. A fitness center, a beauty salon, administrative offices, large cafeteria and kitchen. They also have a projection screen and projector for the nuns. They have an underground parking and so much lot more. As you walk through the building there are various display cases showing memorabilia from their old home and lots of dedications to Sr Dorothy Kazel and the 4 church women that were murdered in El Savador in 1980. There are 3 floors of suites. The suites for all the nuns all have a kitchen, washer and dryer, living room and 2 bathrooms. Each bathroom has a seat that could be pulled out as well as a hand held shower head for convenience. Some suites have 2 or 3 bedrooms. Each suite is made for an aging community. They are extremely spacious and beautiful. They welcome all visitors and provide a multitude of services for the community; such as education and parish ministries. The nuns are extremely kind and very welcoming.

Run Wife and I did…read morethis in 2016 At first a great experience...the weekends were great, energizing, and engaging. But after .... all I can say is stay away. Our groups really gave credence to the maxim: aint no hate like Christian love. I found out from my wife ... after the weekend we presented...that one of the guys in my group was sharing all details with his wife. Then his wife would repeat each witness, with names, and verbatim. The weekends were done and we were still in that glow. My daughter, then in HS, had an overdose ... attempted suicide... while she was in hospital we encouraged her to reach out to the church for prayer and counsel. We found out later that the parish secretary called two other attendees in my group about this. They didn't know (shame,guilt, and lack of trust ... it was their wife repeating all these witnesses). They said nothing to us, nor did our daughter. However, another started to leave notes in our mailbox. Unaddressed and unsigned... vaguely accusing the reader of some heinous sin. Of course, we didn't know daughter called for help, nor did we recognize the writing or the writer. To this day we don't know specifically who ... just that it was one of the men in my group. Another man in my group let us know that someone was praying...not for strength or healing ... but that their children didn't grow up like mine. That was 2018. My daughter has healed and continues therapy. But the damage is done. My daughter and son saw the letters (6 of them left in mailbox...all Unaddressed and unsigned...not even in envelopes). We all left the church... If this group preaches and teaches hate to the hurting, I want no part of them. And don't say it is only a small group or just our parish ... it's all these judgmental CRHP or Welcome groups... put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig. If you're contemplating...stop, pay attention, and run as far away from this organization as you can.

It saddens me to see negative reviews for this retreat when I had a miracle come from it. Christ…read moreRenews His Parish saved my life. As a single parent my daughter was everything to me. I provided very well for her. She was raised in a house so she would have her own room and would be safe under my roof. Every night I thanked God for keeping her safe under my roof! But when she turned 20 she met a man, moved out of my house and all her attention went to him. She didn't allow me in her life. Because I had built my life around her when she left, I was devastated and knew for sure I would die from a broken heart. I was in such a deep depression. One Sunday after church they were having a festival and I walked around and found a booth about a retreat coming up, Christ Renews His Parish. By nature, I am very shy and reserved so it's difficult for me to be around people I don't know. But I was grasping at anything to help with my grief, so I attended the CRHP weekend. While I was there, I met a devoted woman I became friends with. When we met, she had a one-year-old daughter and was pregnant with her second child. Now, 10 years later she has 5 children who I adore, and I am so blessed to be part of their lives. My friend and her family gave me purpose when I lost it with my own family. I honestly believe CRHP saved my life! The poor reviews I have found talk about specific expectations they had prior to the retreat. I think it's important to keep an open mind with this event and trust God is working through the hands of the women who devote their time to present. I feel it's more about building relationships with attendees. Everyone needs people who care in their lives, and it meant so much to me that all the women who attended my weekend were beautiful and accepting. I believe even today they would be there for me if I needed anything. Isn't this what love and family (family in the church) is about?