A beautiful church with a wise and loving pastor. The people are very kind and welcoming.read more

I am newer to the area and was looking for a local parish to join. I had driven past Saint Kateri…read moreand will openly admit that I was drawn to the beauty of the parish, as I am sure so many others are. This is an absolutely beautiful church, and as I sit here now and read through the reviews I notice that almost every review comments on the beauty of the church and it's large parking lot, but one thing I don't see many people commenting on is the welcoming environment of the church and after my recent visit I can see why there are not many comments about this. I went to the parish office and was warmly greeted by the woman who was working in the office. I explained to her that I wanted to register with the parish and that I was interested in having my son baptized there. She said that that was fine, but that the father would like to meet with me. At first I thought that this was a very nice gesture that the father wanted to take time to meet with new parishoners, however this "meeting" turned into what felt like an interview that lasted about half an hour. I walked out of that "meeting" feeling extremely unwelcomed and judged as a Catholic. I have been raised Catholic, I have received all of my sacraments, I went to religious education classes for years, Sunday school, Bible School and now I am beginning my son's journey in the Catholic Church and yet I walked out of there feeling like I am a bad Catholic. I have never in my life been made to feel this way. In that moment I felt like I wanted to walk away from the Catholic Church altogether. I have always been raised believing that the church is a welcoming place, a community, I never imagined that I would come to a church and be "interviewed" and left questioning myself as a Catholic. I can see why so many people are leaving the Catholic Church, because when you are made to feel unwelcomed or judged it is not a community that you want to be a part of. After this incident I made it my quest to not give up on the Catholic Church and luckily I found a church that is not as local as Saint Kateri, but that welcomed my son and myself into their parish with open arms and more importantly no judgements.

I caught the tail end of a service here once. The very tail end - they were singing the final…read morehymns, so I really had no opportunity to judge the actual service. This church shares a minister with the United Methodist Church in Garrison, N.Y., and the congregation to which she ministers - the pastor was a woman, although I don't know if she is still serving either congregation - is very small, and definitely older. When I arrived, everyone was singing hymns as one, and the minister was leading them very vocally in song. She seemed nice and cheerful, and the congregants, who probably numbered around 20 or so, appeared to like her. The layout of this church was a little confusing for me. The church looks grand and imposing from the outside, but when you walk into the vestibule, you immediately realize that the sanctuary is not straight ahead, as one would assume, but upstairs. That's right - you have to take the stairs. If you walk straight ahead, you end up in the community room, also known as the place where Cold Springers vote on any election day. Choose either the sweeping wooden staircase to the left or to the right and make your way to the upstairs hallway, where you can walk through one of the doors and enter the sanctuary. I found the sanctuary a tad small given the apparent size of the church, and it is dominated by a massive pipe organ that was really belting it out when I arrived. The organ is at the front of the church, and three sections of pews (note: there is no center aisle here) face it. The windows are plain stained glass, which lets in a great deal of sunshine, and the only ornamentation that I could see was a framed picture of Christ in the Garden on one wall. That's it. It's a Protestant church, after all - the lack of ornamentation is, I am sure, standard. As I was leaving, one of the older congregants approached me, said hello and made it known that I was welcome back any time. He was very nice. It certainly seems like a nice country church. For those who would like to grace the doors of Cold Spring United Methodist, the sole Sunday service starts at 9 or 10 a.m., I believe, so get there in plenty of time to hear the service (unlike me). Note: Prior to attending the (end) of a service here, I drove past once and saw a wedding party gathered on the steps for pictures. So for anyone looking for a church in which to celebrate their wedding, they might be worth a look, although I am not sure if you have to be a member in order to use the building.

Church doesn't look that big from outside, probably because of the convoluted parking area but it's…read moreactually fairly large inside. The sanctuary holds a lot of people and with such a small parking lot parking is a complete nightmare; cars are parked in no particular pattern. When we entered it wasn't obvious where the main sanctuary was at so if you are a first timer you may want to get there when others are also entering the building, otherwise you will wonder about aimlessly. They begin with "hymns" which I'm not a fan of but after the quick hymn they do sing charismatic christian songs, however I didn't find the church to be charismatic in the strictest sense of the word. On my visit they had a guest speaker who was decent at best and certainly didn't provide for an overall awesome experience; just a good one. If you are into a mid-sized church, a few hymns mixed with a few contemporary christian songs then this may be the church for you. They do provide children services for the youth during service and if you have a toddler they even provide a neat buzzer, like you get at a restaurant, in case your toddler needs your immediate attention while you are at the main service. This I thought was a really neat feature for the children.

Poor preaching, unfriendly, treated my parents poorly surprise, surprise and not expository enoughread more

Very charismatic christian church but with an older crowd; I found. Visited this place twice and…read moreon both occasions I found the members to be older not having much of a balanced mix of ages. They also don't have a regular children's ministry because when I went the children's classes were suspended for a month or two my guess for spring/summer break. I would call ahead about the children's services if that's important to you. Otherwise this small church is truly charismatic and filled with God loving people.

Although I never enrolled my child here, he did make his First Communion and Reconciliation at St…read more Mary in 2008. The school and the church have a dedicated and patient staff. I am so grateful that this valuable resource is nearby. I couldn't have asked for more from this community.

A bit of an older, 1970s feeling church, but with a very helpful staff and plenty of convenient…read moreMass times. I enjoyed the musical liturgy as well.

I love this church! It's a Bible preaching church with a relaxed, family like atmosphere…read more They have a great Sunday school for the kids. My kids love it. Communion every Sunday.

We began attending the Washingtonville campus then through small group started attending the…read moreNewburgh campus. We have loved it and now the church has branched out to this Fishkill location in the Ramada Inn. God is good and moving within this Church. So proud to be a part of this blessing!

This is truly an amazing church but dang it why is it when churches get a new senior pastor name…read morechanges always happen. It's like a dog peeing on a fire hydrant to leave their mark. LOL! But seriously, this is a fantastic church despite the new senior pastor peeing on the fire hydrant (metaphorically of course). Check the place out for yourself because what is great to me might not be so great to you but don't pass up an opportunity to gather with such amazing God loving people of the Poughkeepsie area.

A Beautiful and Gracious Gathering of The Faith. My Mom was one of the original ones at Faith when…read moreit was in Hooker Avenue. Grace giving message and Warm Welcomes everywhere yet not intrusive. Worshipers are Real to bring you into what's already going on in the Heavenly's. The opportunity to Partake or sit back and enjoy the Ride. (Did I mention Great Coffee and Snacks yet ?) Blessed to know some of the people there (and they know who they are) Barbara H and her husband, Tom P, And one of the Best Worshipers I know Dina and a Beautiful Grandma for sure. Grace & Peace Patti & I Will be visiting again soon Blessings