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.

My go to Church when I'm in town visiting family from Atlanta, Georgia. Juan and Keriann introduced…read moreme to your wonderful church. Keep reaching people for Jesus.

Love our church. the entire experience was wonderful. Super friendly and very welcoming, my kids…read moreloved their classes and the worship was amazing.

Christian Life does an awesome job of contemporary praise with practical messages on the life of…read morefaith! Central to the church are life groups which develop relationships that allow individuals to grow in Christ and with each other. The Pastoral staff geniuely care for people while encouraging people to trust in Christ for everything. So if you are tired of the stale and dry Christian Life is the place for you!

I was in the Fort Lee area for a month and needed to find a "church home" while I was in the area…read more I found Christian Life through yelp. I don't think it was by chance I decided on this church...I found the church to be welcoming and a great Christian atmosphere. My "soul" was fed during my time at Fort Lee. I was a bit thrown off by the loud upbeat worship team on my first visit and thought perhaps I stepped into the young adult service, but all services are the same. The worship team loudly, proudly, and full of energy sing their hearts out to Jesus! Great church!!!

St. Benedict's is a local catholic church, complete with a school, in the Museum district... it…read moregets a good amount of support from the community and having the school keeps it a very vibrant part of the neighborhood, but from the times I have been there it seems like a very conservative Catholic church, which can be intimidating. It's incredibly picturesque, as it was built in the early 1900s. It's got the traditional stain glass windows, and a balcony in the back on which a giant organ resides (and gets a lot of use during masses). If you are looking for a place to get married, this is a good choice. The front alter is colorful but traditional, and there are a few smaller alters on the sides that give a solemn feel to the inside of the church. The pews are all wood, in good condition, and it has a high loft-like ceiling with exposed rafters. The pictures don't do it justice... if you like architecture, this is probably a good building in Richmond to check out. They say a good portion of their masses in Latin... if you are a regular church-goer and know the words anyway, it's nice to hear them in such a melodious language... if you aren't familiar with the mass and can't speak latin, you may get a bit lost. When I was a member here (when I lived in Carytown) I found the lady working in the parish office to be really nice and helpful- I needed some paperwork for my upcoming marriage and she was awesome about getting it sent up to the parish in Philadelphia where the ceremony would be. She also told me about a class for engaged couples that wasn't a weekend retreat, which was inexpensive and whose schedule was very convenient (2x a week for 2 weeks). I couldn't find any information online, so she was a real lifesaver.

Father Tony is the pastor here. Ed Owens,who currently serves on the alter, is about to become a…read more deacon and we are so excited for him!!! Come see him get ordained this October 2018 at the Cathedral. Father Tony is a great confessor and is a wonderful man. His homilies are down to earth and very heart felt. Nothing here is watered down. Come to mass here if you want traditional mass. Less latin at 830 am mass and lots of singing and the choir at 11 am. We have mass on Saturdays too at 530 pm for those who prefer evening mass. We have no choir during the summer. Joel is our choirmaster. Hes funny and quirky and very loveable. Sang in the choir in 2007-2008 before I had kids and we had Jim Dorn as the choirmaster. He was great but was super hard to please. Joel gets frustrated with the choir too but gives us a break b/c we are a bunch of non- professionals. Very few of us who sings in the choir have music degrees. Anyhow, we have great fellowship, a moms group, do Endow classes, bible studies and some religion classes are offered at the church from time to time. Been coming here since 2006 and really can't say enough good about this church. ONE OF THE BEST CHURCHES IN THE CITY.

I have been coming to North Run Baptist Church since the Fall of 2009. I was looking for a church…read morein the Lakeside area, close to home, where I could be active & involved. From day one I felt welcomed from everyone; there was never a time when I wasn't invited to an event whether it be an ongoing weekly or monthly activity or one of our exciting annual community events. North Run has given me the pleasure of serving as the leader on the deacon visitation team allowing me to build relationships with our guest that visit our growing church & I have the joy of teaching the college/ young adult class every Sunday morning to the students of VCU, JSRCC among others. I see North Run Baptist Church growing even more into a church that reaches out to serve our community and Christ in hopes that it will bring others closer to God's love.

I have moved from nj to va around 2022 and have been on a search for a church ever since. I'm new…read moreto my Christian faith since about 2021. So I've been looking and liked some churches more than than others for diff things that it was hard to decipher. Honestly it was so simple really because kindred church was and has been doing what a church is SUPPOSED TO!! Honestly it's sad but thank you pastor Rod for preaching what we need to hear and not what we want to hear. Honestly I have only been here 6 times in about two years and each time there was an awesome worship session and the music was outrageous! I can only come every other Sunday as I have to wrk every other Sunday but I'm so grateful God has led me back! And to anyone who is upset with the way the world is going right now please know that there are still great churches out there that are NOT afraid of speaking THE TRUTH!! Gods word the living breathing TRUTH! Thank you Kindred Churh! God bless you!!

A new church plant that will celebrate a year in December. They have been at this new location…read moresince August. The congregation was intergenerational with lots of families with young kids. The worship service was liturgical with a mix of traditional and contemporary worship music. Most of the church members were Caucasian, but very welcoming. Children are invited to the beginning worship, and then go to children's ministry as congregation offer a prayer to them. Children returned to the main worship during the time of communion. The church offers small groups in different parts of the city on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. The Pastor gave a thought provoking message that also spoke to my heart. I will definitely attend again. I felt home at the fluid open mix of contemporary and traditional, and the welcoming of children. The crucifer processed out with the cross and her daughter by her side, and Pastor gave dismissal while holding his toddler.

Having attended RCC back in the early 80's under founding pastor Steven A. Parson Sr., I still have…read morefamily members who are loyal supports of their now interim pastor Rev. James E. Ferguson. Unfortunately, the majority of the congregation left with the severing of ties with their founder... most not following him. The church currently only holds a 8am service which appears sufficient given the headcount. They are sharing the building by leasing out spaces to other churches. This is a great source of income considering the low membership. I attended Friends & Family Day w/ my uncle and truly enjoyed the service. The choir was uplifting and the ministry moved me. Old love to see this church regain its glory, but for now it's still a great place to worship.