UPDATE 1-18-2016:
Antioch Community Church in Cary now has TWO SERVICES, one at 9am, the other one at 11am Sunday morning.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
When I first heard about the rather new Antioch Community Church in Cary, I was hesitant. I never heard of the Antioch movement of non denominational churches - based out of Waco, TX - before, and didn't know, what to expect.
There where two things that immediately struck me: their multi-cultural, multi-aged mixture of people and their amazing time of worship!
While the majority of attendees are college age folks, there are also quiet a few families there without any "young vs. old" thing going on at all! No cliques! The opposite is the case: the younger adults seek out the older folks for input, conversations etc. and for us "older people" (I'm in my mid-40's), it's refreshing to mingle with energetic college "kids".
Then there is their worship. While some churches "rush" their time of praise, this church here doesn't! They average 35min(!) of paving the way for the remainder of the service. Speaking of which: they just started 2 services, one at 9, and one at 11am. The 9am service works great for our family. Many of the college students get there for the second service. I wonder, why ;)
Their Pastor is a down-to earth guy, and very approachable. Since he and his wife spent many years in overseas missions, they have a heart for the lost and for equipping people. So does the rest of the staff.
One big plus for us was that their kid's-ministry is well organized, while at the same time leaving enough room for kids to be kids! We have a young child and a teen, and both were able to immediately connect with the other children. Our teen went onto a local outreach, where they took trash out folks and offered prayer. While hesitant at first, he now can hardly wait for the next opportunity to do the "stuff" Jesus did: reaching out to the lost and praying for them.
While there are many great churches in Cary, Antioch Community Church has a unique, well rounded community dynamics anybody will enjoy. read more