Beacon Hill Evangelical Free Church is a mid-sized church, part of the Evangelical Free Church of…read moreAmerica (htto://www.efca.org) in the hills of Monroe, CT. It is pastored by Reverend Richard Flashman. I visited the church's morning service on November 1, 2009. The service began at 8:30 AM and ended about 9:45 AM. They also have an 11 AM service, and Sunday School between services. Beacon Hill is a mid-sized church - capacity for about 240 people, there were about 80 attenders the service I was there. The people are very warm and friendly, going out of their way to seek out visitors (there is a small part of service set aside for "greeting your neighbor and nearly everyone in church leadership came over to shake my hand and get my name). The dress is casual (even the elders serving communion were in jeans) although there were individuals wearing suits and ties here and there. The worship style is mixed with hymns dominating the more liturgical parts of the service, and worship choruses dominating the less liturgical parts. The church had a very "homey" atmosphere, with congregants speaking up during announcements and even one case where a hand was politely raised during the sermon to alert the pastor to an urgent prayer request. The sermon was thematic, setting out the pastor's vision for the church for the next year (part of an ongoing series). The sermon itself was light on scripture, but plenty of scripture was read elsewhere in the service. Overall, I had a very good experience at the church. This is a tightly-knit but friendly family of believers gathered to worship the Lord.

Our family started going to Beacon Hill Church about a year ago. We are a young family with 3…read morechildren, ages 6, 2 and 1. The community at this church is outstanding and probably the main reason we continue to go to this church. You feel like you are part of a family. During service there is a specific time set aside to greet each other and catch up on the week. There is fellowship not only inside the church but also outside with BBQ's, small groups, movie nights etc. The job they do with the vacation bible school in the summer and Awana in the fall for the children is spectacular. It really is an environment that is extremely friendly to young Christian families. The services appeal to all ages. The music is a blend of contemporary & traditional with the perfect blend of hymns and current artist music. The sermons are passionate & real life stories mixed in with the message make it easily applicable. The women really opened up their hearts to my wife, and we were overwhelmed with the church's generosity when our son was born. Families provided us with meals for almost 2 weeks so that we could rest and enjoy our baby! Overall, we had a very good experience at the church. The love at this Church is incredible and I would highly recommend it to anyone in the Monroe area, especially if you have a young family that you want to get involved in a Christian community.

The Franciscan Friars are the administrators of the Life Center in Garrison. My dearest friends…read morelive in Garrison. There's plenty historic places to visit in the area including West Point. It was very strange that I received the card with daily prayers that I can give in remembrance. My friend in Kentucky a month or so ago asked me to pray and send cards to her son that was fighting colon cancer. I started writing to him and he enjoyed cards from me. Yesterday at 9:38am he passed away in Louisville where he lived. I heard from his mother on Saturday he didn't have much time. But I certainly was shocked that yesterday I found the remembrance card in my mailbox. It will be perfect acknowledgment for my friend (his mother). He was a young man and just married in 2022. It's also very strange I just reviewed Ford Motor Company. When I wrote the Ford review I didn't know this young man worked at Ford. He also asked all of us to write to Senator Mitch McConnell regarding funding for clinical trials. His medical team had to find alternative treatment when he could no longer participate in the clinical trials. Funding is necessary for friars missions and doctors medial! Naturally I have supported the Franciscans. St. Francis was always my favorite Saint. If you get to Garrison you may want to visit the center. I'll continue to support financially as I can. They sure are spiritually connected with me. The card was timely.

We stopped here as they generously offer accommodations to hikers. There is a lovely outdoor…read moreshower. The grounds are beautiful. Thank you for everything!! This place is so worth the stop!

Amazing place with amazing people, no sugar coated sermons here! Tight knit family atmosphere where…read moreyou will Encounter God and hear sound biblical teaching.

"Holy Moly, Shish Kabob, Holy Ghost Batman!"…read more This is a small church in the New Windsor area. I've visited twice and the congregation is on the small side compared to other mega churches that you may find in the immediate area. I find smaller churches like these tend to be more family oriented as everyone gets to know each other intimately because of the smaller size. I'd classify this as a non-denominational charismatic christian church in my opinion based on my experiences visiting churches in the past 25 years. I have no clue how old the senior pastor is but my only negative observation, if you want to call it that, is that the senior pastor didn't seem very senior (i.e. old). Senior pastor looks very young so my personal thoughts are, "How much experience could he really have?" but he seems to know his stuff from schooling. Not a bad church but my personal preference is mid-sized churches that border mega church sizes. Stop in and check out the place for yourself because unless a church is absolutely terrible (I will call out a crappy church without hesistation) I try to refrain from being too critical so that the good Lord himself isn't too critical with me come judgement time. LOL! "For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." -Matthew 7:2

Friendly, family oriented church where the Bible is preached! Awesome kids program and youth group…read moretoo! Highly recommend!

Amazing church with very kind people. The pastor is the best I have ever met and preaches straight…read morefrom the Bible!

Very nice church. The staff is very nice and helpful. We rented the downstairs for a party.read more

Although I never enrolled my child here, he did make his First Communion and Reconciliation at St…read more Mary in 2008. The school and the church have a dedicated and patient staff. I am so grateful that this valuable resource is nearby. I couldn't have asked for more from this community.

A bit of an older, 1970s feeling church, but with a very helpful staff and plenty of convenient…read moreMass times. I enjoyed the musical liturgy as well.

i love this place I been going for my life everyone there is Nice and my family loved it and I been…read moregoing there since I was 2 and a lot of people need to go to the lady of the rosary chapel

Since I found this Chapel, I felt in love with the Traditional Mass. I highly recommend this Chapel…read morespecial at this time if you are looking for Confession.

I saw an ad in my towns local newspaper for a free community dinner that this church was holding,…read moreso my husband and I along with our four kids went. The ladies and gentlemen that hosted this dinner were so sweet & kind. Not to many community members showed up but it made it that much nicer and more intimate. They said that they may hold more dinners like this in the future. I would definitely attend and bring a dish if wanted. They had a little kids corner also which had a play kitchen set and a tv and some coloring books and crayons. That was definitely helpful with my bunch because trying to keep my kids entertained at any dinner is always a challenge. But overall , this dinner was a very pleasant experience, Everyone was so friendly and kind. Plus the food was super yummy and homemade. They also had the tables cutely decorated. It was so nice.