My Aunt and Uncle brought us to NCC while in town visiting. Our family LOVED it!…read more Our church back home is 3x the size of this church and our previous church had about 7,000 members. Nelson Christian Church is definitely small but they are amazing! We attended the 10am service, which is a contemporary service. We LOVED the music! The band was amazing and played some of our favorite songs! (The 8:30 service is traditional with the old school hymns, which we're personally not really into). Pastor Mark was great! His sermon was really great. We like when pastors include humor into their sermons... it's not so stuffy like the olden days. We just loved how welcomed we were. No dress code. Come as you are. Jeans are just fine. NCC even gave us a first time visitor gift! So super nice! Our kiddos loved the children's Sunday School. (They said they got a snack of a juice box and cookies... which if they raved about because we usually don't let them have sugar.) A new playground was put up and they got to play on that as well. We are so glad we got to attend this church with my Aunt and Uncle! We'd love to return the next time we're in town.

Many misconceptions about this church. People call it a cult or a megachurch which really isn't…read moretrue, at all. Once you get plugged in and start to volunteer you get to know people (and a lot of them). Severns Valley has been our church home for several years and we will not be leaving. And to anyone interested in coming: This is not a megachurch. The building needs to be as large as it is because how else is it supposed to comfortably fit all of its members (I mean, isn't it a good thing so many people come to worship)? There is no ATM in the lobby, I don't know who even said that or why There is no pool on the roof, you can tell from drone views All the staff are very friendly, humble, and happy to help. So come on in. It's amazing here.

They do not have a food pantry or clothing giveaway. They also kicked my daughter out of Celebrate…read moreRecovery because the pastor judged her and he had no right because she was a minor and I could not be with her that day. She never went back and ended up dying of an overdose later on in life. I think of Severns Valley when she relapsed, of course. She really was trying their program and liked it. They cannot get past their noses there to save or help souls. I should know...I grew up in that church but refused to go back when I turned 16 and found a church with the Holy Spirit to attend instead. I still attend that non-denominational church to this day. That was in 1989 that I left SVBC. Thank God I left so I could finally grow in the Lord!

After years of hearing about it, I decided to schedule a retreat weekend at the Abbey of…read moreGethsemani. While you can stop by anytime to hike the trails or visit the giftshop, to stay at the retreat, you need to schedule by email 4 months in advance. There will be a Monk to check you in-and they are very pleasant and provide great service. Regardless if you are religious or not a retreat here will separate you from your normal busy life and give you rest if you need a reset. The retreats are self guided. There is no talking except in specific locations or off grounds. The Monks gather to pray/chant the Psalms 7 times a day. Retreat folks & visitors can but not required to join in. I'd encourage you to check it out and do so. You might fumble a bit at first, but by the end of the weekend you'll have it down. There are also three meals a day served. I arrived on Friday afternoon, checked into my room. It overlooked the graveyard. The room was quiet, clean. I joined the monks for Vespers prayer service at 5:30, then enjoyed dinner, and then we gathered for the Retreat seminar led by Priest. Immediately after, we gathered for Compline prayers, the last service of the day. On Saturday I hiked the grounds, enjoyed the times of Prayers with the monks, and dived into Peter Brown's Biography of St. Augustine, finally finishing it after buying it in 2008. My phone had no data except in the library. It was spectucular. The meals were hot, simple & delirious, the prayers soothing, and honestly, I left feeling more rested and recharged than I had in years. Leave a donation for the monks, buy some items from the giftshop, let the silence and prayer orient you and give you some peace. Can't wait to do it again in November!

I have made several retreats and found them to be peaceful and rejuvenating. I liked the silence…read moreand church services and took advantage of the hiking trails. In this busy world Gethsemani is a gem, offering people a place to be in nature and in a spiritual setting.

It's always interesting visiting parishes in small towns. I'm always so shocked that small churches…read moreare a thing. In Louisville, we've got small churches, but bigger ones are more on my radar. Anyway, I came here for a wedding. It's a nice space! It felt open. It didn't feel super historical, but still kinda old school with the hard to pull down/ push up kneeling benches. No lobby here. It made for an awkward experience as I stood with the rest of the bridal party and groomsmen in a tight little area where the guests had to enter. It's my friend's family's home parish though. They know the priest and all that. Kentucky isn't known for having a large population of Catholics (or rather, the South). My friend told me that this is one of the few in the area. The parking lots is small, but I will add that they do have a good number of disability parking spots. Like a lot! There's another lot a bit past the main lot, which would catch the overflow. It's near the parish offices. Anyway, it's tucked away in a random area of town. I don't know Radcliff very well, so it seemed like an odd location. Overall, loved it though! The air conditioning was great in here for a warm day!

This is a great church! The slogan a church where "Love is the Answer" truly fits. You feel the…read morelove of God and the love from the people. I'm so thankful to have a church like this to call my church home.