The most warm and welcoming people imaginable! The music was very good and the pastor's sermon was…read moreenthusiastic and heartfelt.

I had the pleasure of attending services here recently and both the church and the pastors were…read morewonderful. A sweet, inclusive experience. Definitely felt God's presence there.

A wonderful bible based church. The sermons are awesome. Christ is at work here. Also, learn…read moreabout the new SonShine Learning Center.

Very nice and caring people I'm looking forward to going…read moreback over the weekend pastor pat us do sweet

If your are looking for a place for your spiritual side, then you have come to the right place…read more This place is real, there not going to judge you when you are here, there are no cliques. Its not preaching. I being raised in a cult and searching for my spiritual side, I am glad I found this place. I enjoy the members and everyone is genuine.

Amazing Spirit filled church! Great kids & youth programs…read more "Lift Jesus. Lift each other. Lift our community." - Lift Church Mantra

For those of you that have had the blessing of visiting this church you will witness Grace balanced…read moreby Truth. Pastor Jason is truly a man of God and he has built an amazing team of leaders that are extremely committed to building the Kingdom of God. The negative rating I read is totally bogus and actually full of lies. I have no idea how they would assess this church in anyway in a negative tone. I am truly blessed to have found this church. It is my home and I have learned to live an abundant life through the teachings of this church and the love of Jesus! Amen!

**Let's break this down** 1. They seem to be all about…read moretithes (once you become a member you're locked into a contract saying you'll ·give 10% of your income, you'll ·give generously during the legacy offering, & you'll ·volunteer for one of their in house serve teams. They apparently have hundreds of volunteers & need more!) Not only do they insist on your tithes they have no transparency with the allocation of those funds. (Scripturally speaking, tithing is only a requirement in the Old Testament to go to the Levites. It is not a New Testament requirement, & it is not required to go to a church.) 2. Everything seems scripted from the pre sermon banter & the mid worship music prayers-to their starting point & conversations you have with leaders. Even the responses to Google reviews appear to be a FITB scripted reply. They choose your seat for you & refuse to seat you if others with you aren't currently in the sanctuary to avoid having the appearance of empty seats. Is this all so their visuals are appealing on their live streams and photos? 3. The pastor doesn't meet with people, instead he directes you to leadership members. If the pastor cannot speak with his congregation why is he a pastor & who exactly is he pastoring? 4. Their membership is deceitfully called a covenant insisting it's not a contract, but it's a legally binding contract - read the words above the electronic signature line. 5. The love bombing starts as you enter the parking lot and continues until you are seated. They gaslight you regarding the legality of their membership & when you ask questions they stonewall you refusing any real answers. 6. Let's talk coffee. They charge $3.95 for a SMALL drink but everyone that 'works' there is unpaid. More inhouse income? At least coffee shops charging similar prices pay employees. 7. During a message about the legacy offering they state several events were covered IN FULL by the generous offering. The annual legacy offering (this is in addition to tithes) raked in $806,000! One of the things they said was covered in full was their serge conference, yet tickets for this conference were $50 each! That's confusing, maybe willfully decietful? 8. They do have a decent sermon, but it's not entirely scriptural (go home, study your bible, It'll become obvious). Everything ties back to growing 'their'church & making sure you tithe (study NT scriptures, it does instruct us to give but not out of compulsion/guilt/provisions which is how this church operates). 9. Speaking of growing their church. You aren't allowed (yep, they stop you) to leave their sanctuary until they say the phrase "don't forget to bring a friend". This actually breaks the law by restricting freedom of movement. You become a hostage in their sanctuary until dismissed. 10. Let's not forget the sermon from March 16, 2025 (it's been deleted from social media, I attached a screen recording on this Church's photos above) where the operations director preached a story about praying for God's provisions life. You can't pray for that if you're not tithing apparently. Again, is that really what scripture says? **UPDATE MARCH 26, 2025** I would have posted this directly on the Facebook post but when comments are left on their posts showing how this church adulterates scripture the entire post gets deleted. 11. NINE DAYS after their Dillon's March 16 sermon this church has decided to ordain him. (Keep these in mind. -NT provisions separate of tithing: The Woman Who Touched the Hem of Jesus' Garment-Mark 5:21-34. Peter's Mother In-Law-Luke 4:38-40. Jesus Heals the Blind Man-Mark 10:46-52. Curing Every Disease-Matthew 9:35. Crippled Man Walks-Mark 2:9-12. Lepers Are Healed-Luke 17:12-16. Jesus casting out demons-Matthew 8:16, Mark 1:21-28, and Luke 11:14-26. -OT provisions separate of tithing: Miriam & Moses -Numbers 12:13-15. Elijah & the Widow's Son -1 Kings 17:20-22. Elisha and Naaman -2 Kings 5:13-14. -OT & NT promises separate of tithing: Deuteronomy 31:6, 1 John 4:9-10, 2 Thessalonians 3:3, Isaiah 40:31, Matthew 6:31-33, Psalm 32:8, Exodus 14:14, John 15:7, Numbers 23:19, John 14:27) I would be asking "Where did 'pastor Dillon' & pastor Jason (& their ordained wives) go to seminary school? Do they have a formal education in the Bible? What's the requirement to be a pastor here?" It seems they don't even require basic knowledge of scripture. Based on the clip from his March 16 sermon it's obvious 'pastor Dillon' doesn't have a clear understanding of scripture. Personally, I think coast life is a beautifully & meticulously well organized 'business' scamming the people of Venice. I don't believe they preach the true Word of God, just their version that fulfills the purpose of growing their business. Remember, a truth sprinkled with a lie is still a lie.

What an open, loving, comfortable place to visit! I felt "at home" the instant I walked in. And I…read morehave been totally uncomfortable in churches for many years! They accept everyone!

The only place you're going to find me on Sunday mornings- either on zoom or socially distancing in…read moreperson.

Venice Bible Church is active, involved, caring, and most of all loves God. This is a great church…read morefor people of all ages, from newborns to retirees.

This is the church that has it all! We are so glad to have found VBC. Great web site too, at…read morevbcfl.com. The pastor has great sermons, always bible-centered, the people there are just regular people, very welcoming, very real. There are lots of kids programs, and active men's ministry and women's ministry, lots of opportunities to get to know people, and great outreach into the Venice community and beyond. I feel like VBC is exactly what a good bible church should be.

Alright maybe I'm just biased but this place is amazing. During the height of snowbird season, the…read moreHungarian Christian Society puts on a Taste of Hungary from November to March. $15 get you a full plate of food. There's stuffed cabbage, pork cutlets, chicken paprikash with dumplings, Hungarian kielbasa, mashed potatoes and rye bread. You can get goulash but I believe it costs more. When I lived up north in New Jersey, we went biannually to the Hungarian food fair in Passaic New Jersey at the Hungarian Reformed Church. This became a tradition to go with my grandmother while she was still alive so, because this was her church, and it lived on long after in her memory. So when a coworker informed me of this Saturday festivity, I couldn't wait to go!! I tried a little bit of everything except a pork cutlet. Everything was amazing. The people were nice. Very welcominv to an outsider like myself and my family. The desserts were out of this world. Not to fail to mention, you could also buy cookbooks as well as other various Hungarian items outside the Event Hall. There is even a person Selling paintings and artwork that were absolutely gorgeous. So unfortunately, I caught the last one of the season and will have to wait until November for them to pick back up again. I might actually consider going to other events that this Society holds because I would like to get to know my background and the culture involved in it. I also plan on going to the Hungarian Festival in Sarasota in October. That should be a hoot!

I had no idea there are so many Hungarian immigrants in Venice. Think they came due to the Russian…read moreinvasion of 1956. Anyway this church puts on a Taste of Hungary festival several times a year. We only discovered it this year. The event is known to the locals since the parking lot is always full for the events. They serve it cafeteria style and offer a fixed entrée menu. For $15 you get a full box including stuffed cabbage, chicken paprika, pork schnitzel, sausage (similar to kielbasa but not the same), mashed potatoes, spaetzels. Each serving is generous and they usually give more of each item if you have a certain look. The goulash soup is separate for $5. And there are a large variety of dessert choices including layered cakes, mousse cakes, and all kinds of cookies. These are from $3 to $5. You could sit at the communal tables in the hall or take out. Payment is by coupons purchased at the entrance. The entrée items are all very good with an authentic spicy taste. For example, I ate the schnitzel two days later cold and it still tasted good. This is not usually the case with such deep fried food. A box is good for two meals easily. This event is well worth trying.