Very friendly people. Inviting and warm to my wife and I…read more I would definitely recommend a visit to this church.

Spot on sermons straight from God's word. This church truly loves God and strives to become more…read morelike Jesus each and every day. Churches like Great Valley are hard to come by.

From the owner: Join us Sunday mornings for worship at 8 am or 10:15am. Christian Education classes for all ages…read moreare offered at 9 am. We exist to glorify God by enabling all people to become fully devoted followers of the Lord Jesus Christ. We prayerfully strive, through the Holy Spirit, to fulfill our purpose by worship, Biblical teaching, service, fellowship, and active involvement in world evangelization.

A beautiful church indeed! We were able to find the church by following the maps provided at the…read morevisitor's center. Unfortunately, it was not open at the time of our visit; but the grounds and architecture were stunning. There is parking located directly next to the building.

We weren't able to go inside of this chapel this time around. The sign outside said there are two…read moreguided tours...at 12 and 1 pm. We were there around 3 pm, so the chapel was locked up--another victim of COVID-19 pandemic?? Nonetheless, we walked around the property and enjoyed ourselves. There are some statues around the quiet property as well as a grave yard in the back. There was an equestrian watering spot with benches in the shade. There is a used book store as well as the Cabin Store which is operated by volunteers of the church on premise. At the cabin store, they offer ice cream, drinks, baked goods and souvenirs. The entire complex is a private property of the Episcopalian church being in the National Historic Park, but not part of it.

Wonderful experience. Warm and welcoming, very relatable messages and great children's programs.read more

Amazing church! Pastor Steve is the best. Everyone is so friendly and JRNY Kids is great.read more

Fantastic Church in Phoenixville. I discovered GVF through a couple of friends that work with my…read morewife in Philadelphia. We were looking for a new church with good preaching, worship and community engagement. Although we live in Penn Valley (30 minutes away) we feel the drive is well worth it to be a part of this church community. I highly recommend GVF

From the owner: Grace Valley Fellowship was established in 1994 as Living Oaks Community Church. Pastor Paul…read moreAnderson was called to GVF in 2010 and continues as lead pastor today. After meeting at Phoenixville Middle School for a number of years, GVF started meeting outside at Conference Center at Valley Forge during the pandemic. In November, 2021, GVF returned indoors at the Conference Center with two services (9am and 10:45am). In March, 2022, GVF merged with Calvary Bible Church and moved to their location at 110 Valley Park Road. In January, 2023, GVF changed its name to New Story Church.

I will preface this review by saying I hope it doesn't sound too critical because it was overall a…read morepositive worship experience. We attended this church by an invitation of our family members who are regular attendees. Initial impression of atmosphere was pleasant enough, but I felt they were not particularly visitor-friendly since no one spoke to us (in their defense, we were sort of rushing to proceed to find our seats and sit down as the service was already in progress at 10:30 when we arrived). Since this church celebrates Eucharist weekly (well about that, there was no words of institution to speak of, so I felt they were just going through the motion), there were communion elements in plastic containers made available on a table at the entrance to the sanctuary for you to pick them up without any words of explanation--again I thought it was not too visitor-friendly. Good contemporary praise & worship music selections. Service is well-organized and gives an impression of well-polished/rehearsed appearance. Nothing sloppy about this worship service from the beginning to the end--excellent. A children's pastor got up and proceeded to speak quite at length on why only child dedication was permitted and not baptism. I felt very awkward and alienated since we come from a church tradition where children are baptized as infants as our two children are. I didn't understand why they had to go out of their way to alienate a group of believers when the Bible does not explicitly prohibit infant baptism and suggests such practice occurred when the entire household of faith was baptized in to the fellowship of believers. Anyway... I thought pastor's preaching was to the point, and he delivered a very good message on fasting (though I had a question about his illustration of personal experience he used to make the main point). At the conclusion of the service we helped to put away chairs as it was the last service (second) of the day and left. I'd say it was a better than average experience overall. I hope they will make more efforts to better welcome visitors...

So excited to have found this church right in my backyard! I love everything about it! Everyone is…read morefriendly and welcoming. They offer an amazing, caring youth and children's program. The worship band provides beautiful, uplifting music, and the pastoral message ties Bible scripture to everyday life in real, relatable ways. Thankful for my new church home!

It was a sad occasion that brought me there. A friend's funeral December 7, 2024…read more The church had a fabulous service for him. Many of his friends were present too

I have been a member here since I was young child. I have seen this church evolve into something…read moregreat. Simple, come as you are and the pastor accepts you for you. I will not go to a church who judges you. The pastor here does not do that. He is kind, and willing to help. The congregation is helpful. There are some great members who have their whole heart in this church to keep it going strong. A beautiful Christmas and Easter service as well. There is some good ol singing from the hymnal and sitting in a pew. Ahh, the organ! The organ brings in so much beautiful sound. Covid news: get on their email list to catch the service for every week. They also offer outdoor services with limited people. But, they are doing great things during this difficult time.

The Bible tells believers "do not grow weary in well-doing". IMO we must remember the purpose of…read morethe local church is to point people to the saving grace of Jesus and to serve one another... I was disappointed to see a negative post because VFB was not able/willing to provide Uber-like services to a Philadelphia Hospital for someone who never took the time to come to a service or reach out in any other way to get to know the mission, message or purpose of this local church which helps SO many non-members from its community. If you're looking for perfection or a solution to your problems, look to Christ first. If you're looking to serve and grow as a person, family, etc. visit VFB. It might be just where God wants YOU!

I'm cancer survivor and need a small surgery date drive because the procedure doesn't not allow me…read moreuse Uber. I have no family here and work day not good for my neighbor, I called this church the lady's who answer phone was very cold, said "we are all busy no one can help". I admire peoples time I already explained I took Uber went to hospital myself, reduce waiting time, just pick me back from Penn to my home only 20 mins driving time. Was sad when need help but people of the church treat me in such cold attitude.