If you are looking for a Christ centered church that genuinely cares about those that attend…read moreservices then Cornerstone would be a good choice. A fairly young congregation (many UVA students) with a heart for God. Pastor Toni is on point and doesn't have you checking your watch to see when the service is over or having you fight to stay awake. He's engaging and entertaining with the message but scripturally based. The music is contemporary and the church is far from "dead". There is a youth group that meets Sunday night, a Sunday school, and a nursery. There are several small groups that meet through the week too. God is definitely alive in this ministry. If you are thinking about coming do!

I knew when I walked in the doors that the presence of God resided in its congregation. Although…read moreit is growing larger every day, God has provided sound leadership to help us grow in the right direction Hope church doesnt only come alive on Sundays, it continues its missions into the community, and with fellowship groups all week long Hope may look too big at first but the congregation will welcome you and help you find your niche with small groups available.

I found this church from what only could have been a sign from God. I was struggling at the time…read moretrying to switch job fields to provide for my child as a single mother. One rainy morning, I was on the way to work, replaying my rusty job interview responses that did not result in a job offer. Suddenly, the car in front of me slammed on its brakes. To prevent from hydro planning, I swerved into a turn lane to avoid a collision. I had to turn into Hope's parking lot to reroute back onto Patterson to continue my morning commute to a dead end job. I strongly feel like in this moment, God was leading a lost soul back home. I attended that weekend, and the sermon was everything and more. It completely restructured where I placing my trust and faith with keeping a tight control on my life. I handed it over to him that day, and asked him to reveal his plan. Throughout that week, I heard several people repeat a line I had heard in the sermon the prior Sunday. Everything comes back in a fill circle, just like God's plan. This line kept coming back up in conversations with complete strangers. His plan will be revealed in his own time. It will come back in a full circle, but we will not know, while we are going through it. We just have to trust. One of these moments, occurred at my next job interview and I have been a member with Hope over the past 5 years. It has brought so many blessings since. Now I listen for him to guide me. In addition, they have a wonderful youth program for my son. I met my now spouse and we have a strong faith based relationship where God is the center. The music is amazing. The sermons are very scripture based and provide background context to explain why the bible is written in specific vernacular and the intentional meaning behind it. Things I never was taught growing up in my old church. I just love everything about Hope and agree, they meet you where you are. They are friendly, but not pushy. You can become as involved as you wish, and offer tons of classes and study groups. The pastors tend to rotate during each series. They do each have their own style of preaching and depth, but I recommend giving it 2-3 Sundays to feel it out if you are new, before judging a book by its cover. Not every sermon will hit you and be life changing, but they have a lot of very powerful sermons that have so much depth and leave you wanting more. The only thing is it is a pretty large congregation so it can be hard to get to know the pastors and new faces personally on busy Sundays. I recommend coming to a small group or class and get a chance to speak with them in a smaller setting where's its not as busy. Overall, I can't speak more highly of this home church. It's every thing I had been craving as a young and now older adult. I've grown so much in my faith and very thankful for Hope.

I do not feel comfortable there at all. Some people are very stuck up that's not right. I'm looking…read morefor a new church. Where I can make friends at. I'm not comfortable there at all. I will not go back.

We love everything about the Chapel! Awesome people, best Pastors and the presence of God!read more

THE place to find community in Richmond…read more Spirit filled teaching, incredible worship and Awesome Youth Group

This church is awesome! Today was my first sunday there! A good message, friendly people. The best…read morepart is that there are plenty of young people going for God and I love that!!

Pastor Dale knows how to bring the Word in truly thought provoking ways. He preaches the Bible and…read morenot his opinions. But he also breaks down scripture in ways that I have never thought about. I like going to Church, not only to be fed, but to learn. Recently, Pastor Dale did a sermon on the parable of the 1 lost lamp. He broke down the theo-political aspects of the story as well as the ethics, economics, and some of Christs deeper implications that you may not have considered in the past. Go to ROLWC.net and check out some of their stuff.

This is an amazing church! The people are great and Pastor Dale is a great teacher.read more

At the movies series starts today!…read more I love my church! Great staff of volunteers ready to serve you! Beautiful facility. Check us out!

We love this church with our whole hearts! We are a military family and our hearts will break when…read moreour time comes to leave. My entire family (11 yr old daughter, 8 yr old son, my self and my husband) have come closer than ever in our faith with God with so much thanks to this church! We have gained amazing family and a home at this church

MVMNT Church is such a breath of fresh air. This Church shows the love of Jesus Christ and is so…read morewelcoming to everyone.

Skyline Church came to Cville in Feb 2017 as a mobile Church but has found its permanent home right…read morebehind Whole Foods off Hydraulic Sundays at 10:30 am. What I love about this Church is welcome feeling you get when you attend and Pastor Jeff's the focus on Jesus, Cville and its people. So many Churches I tried in Cville, months went by and no one even spoke to me. Skyline is a non denominational biblically based Church. They also offer nursery and Sunday School through elementary year round. Middle school all year except summer. Their groups are for married, singles, womens, mens, and change each semester so everyone has a place to connect. Attendees are mostly married, middle age and growing UVA. Check out Pastor Jeff's sermons on the website or just come by. www.skylinechurch.cc

It's a classic seeker church: therapeutic music, inward‑focused prayers, and a vibe aimed at…read morefeelings rather than reverence. The people at this church are kind, though the congregation is noticeably aging. After attending for more than seven years, we eventually realized that the focus of worship wasn't truly on Jesus. The attention seemed centered instead on the Lead Pastor, Randy, and the praise team with its emotionally driven music. The entire service has a distinctly feminine, therapeutic tone--prayers aimed inward ("What can I get from this?") rather than upward ("What can I offer to God?"). The service itself feels like a high‑tech, fragmented Bible study blended with a contemporary Christian concert. At times it becomes downright cringeworthy--think Righteous Gemstones--with random rhythmic dancers or sudden solos and duets that feel completely disconnected from genuine worship. The overall atmosphere encourages people to come seeking an emotional, social, or spiritual experience, rather than coming to offer worship to the Lord. That's likely why it never felt like real worship to us. Doctrinally, nearly everything is treated as symbolic--baptism, communion, even sin. That perspective becomes more understandable once you realize their pastor has no apostolic authority and therefore cannot offer sacramental grace in any historic Christian sense. There were also moments of dishonesty. After returning from Jerusalem, Randy once claimed he had visited Christ's tomb. I was initially impressed, but later discovered he had gone to the "Garden Tomb," a site widely recognized by archaeologists as a 19th‑century Protestant invention with no historical credibility. The historically attested tomb is located at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, maintained by Orthodox and Catholic Christians. It seems he avoided acknowledging that because of its Catholic association. The church is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, a denomination that originally formed because slave‑owning ministers insisted on retaining both slavery and ordination. Though the SBC has issued apologies, it has never formally rejected the theological arguments its founders used to justify slavery. Our concerns extended to the children's ministry as well. After years of attendance, my oldest child couldn't identify which books of the Bible contain the Gospels. The youth ministry's impact seemed minimal. The children's ministry amounted to a large playroom and a simple craft. Essentially, childcare. Meanwhile, parents happily dropped their kids off and went to service alone. But Jesus preached to families, not segregated age groups. Reverence is also lacking. Men routinely wear baseball caps during prayer and worship, despite the clear teaching in 1 Corinthians 11:4-7. This seems less like rebellion and more like biblical illiteracy or laziness. It's Randy's job to clean this up, but he doesn't care. Even the visitor pitch at the end--cookies and a mug--feels tired and superficial. If someone needs a snack and a souvenir to come to Jesus, they're simply a lost person asking another lost person for directions. Most younger families seem to attend because peers at Fort Lee recommend it. It's convenient childcare, and the music is enjoyable, but it's hard to see how any of this reflects what Jesus intended His Church to be. In a time when many--especially young people--are searching for tradition, stability, and a faith rooted in something deeper than trends, they won't find it here. Increasing numbers of young adults are turning to high Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy for precisely those reasons. Southern Baptist churches like this one feel stuck in the 2000s and unaware of the spiritual hunger of the post‑COVID millennial and Gen Z generations. God bless you on your spiritual journey.

I truly enjoy being a member of this church. Being a follower of Christ has helped me weather the…read morestorm in many deep valleys. The sermon series has helped me navigate the bible. There is a excellent youth and children ministry. If you are looking for a church home, you have come to the right place.