I cannot say enough how much Temple has help guide me and my family. I'm not perfect so I don't expect a perfect church but I'll say it's been a godsend to a community that I've grown up in. We have found family in this church on Sunday as well as Friday nights. The Recovery Alive ministry has been a quantum leap in Johnston County as far as pulling the conversation of drug use, alcohol, mental illness and many more stigmas into the light. It's support for the addicted, battered, the wayward, young adults as well as those who work in supportive roles in the community is beyond what can be believed. I'm not sure if this app gives names but I'm not ashamed to share with anyone reading this that my name is Luther and if your on the fence for coming on a Friday night or Sunday morning and feel like you'd not know anyone please ask anyone greeting you and they will find me and you can sit with me and mine. God does love you. read more

NOT GOOD. I am a woman that is going through a Domestic violence situation with a man who has threatened me on a daily basis to kill me and my kids and he drained my pockets dry so I would be left with nothing, even made me loose my job! During this time I came to this church in desperate need, begging for help, my lights got shut off which turned my security cameras off and had my kids and 73 yr old dad in the cold at home. I'm worried, lost, frightened and when I arrived Dorothy just handed me a paper and after filling it out she just handed me a card and said they will call me at the end of the day. I tried to explain my urgent situation while tears are running down my face and show proof of the intensity of the domestic violence situation but she didn't care to see it or listen. I asked if I can sit in my car and wait and she said "no we will call you" . Later that day...no call. The next morning..no call so I called at 11 am to check to see if I got approved for assistance and she asked multiple questions of "why I came to them instead of other places and how did I hear about them and why didn't I go to any other organizations". I explained how I drove around ALL day looking for organizations to help with no luck and social services couldn't help because my income was too high but I recently no longer have income because of the domestic violence situation and I have a man out looking to kill me and my kids, So I just need help this one time please I beg, I need my electricity on so my kids can get warm and my security cameras can turn on so I can watch my cameras, your my last option!." (To turn them on I needed 330.00) . The domestic violence harbor house said they have no assistance or shelter, no shelter I called had any room available. What am I to do?? Your my last option...She said she will call me back . 10 mins later I get a call and she states " we can't help you" at that moment I break down in tears , and she listens a bit to my cry as I fumble with words trying to speak, she then said..." ok bye" and hangs up in my face . No encouragement, no prayer, no comfort." I'm lost for words. I'm now sitting at home loosing faith. read more

This is a wonderful church dedicated to representing Christ well. This church only had 30 people about 12 years ago. Now it has three services, 8:30, 10 and 11:30, chto accommodate about 1000+ people. It's a place to come and find love, and acceptance. It's a place to find answers for most of life's tests. Celebrate Recovery is offered every Friday night to help people from all walks of life deal with their hurts, habits or hang ups. I'm never bored at Temple and I never look at my watch to see how much longer we have to sit there. The service is fresh and full of life from the music to the message to the last prayer. The truth, the word of God, is taught every Sunday. This church is living for Christ. Visit www.tremplerepresents.org. read more