I started attending LOCC almost 10years ago and in that time my whole family has been water…read morebaptized together at the same time. I also have got to witness my only brother re-dedicate his life back to Christ and get baptized again. Our new Pastors, Pastor kirk and Shianne Pearson's our absolutely two of the most spirit lead caring/loving individuals I have ever met. They truly live & have the love of Christ in their hearts. They took over as the new Pastors in 2022 when our old existing Pastors Steven and Barbra Harvell retired. I love this Church!!! God made no mistake when he sent us our new leaders. There has been an amazing number of men, women, young adults, teens, family's giving their life to God each week. There is a spiritual powerful connection being apart of this church. I can not even being to explain the blessings, opportunities for my business and miracles that have happened with myself, family and members connected to the body of christ here at LOCC. This is my home and these our my Pastors. I pray every body gets to experience the love of christ, because the moment you walk through those doors, you feel it!

Warm and inviting atmosphere. Soul stirring worship. Excellent Children's Ministry. Something for…read morethe whole family. Great people, great church!

Church was amazing, good sermon, music peeps. It was about battling addiction, and the pastor…read moreadmitted to being addicted to ice cream. There are the typical addictions "Shopping, working, gambling, smoking, drinking, food Internet (i.e. FB) etc. BUT... Now there is a new category" "Nomophobia" Addicted to your smart phone! Yes I definitely fall into that category. Probably would have to do an intervention for me "walk away from your phone.. it's ok.. we love you and are here for you... Totally addicted to it! If you like causal, contemporary, non denominational churches its a must try! They have the fundamental beliefs in Christianity well worth it!

The Journey is a wonderful place to just "be" and to "belong". The church is centered on helping…read morepeople finding Jesus and following Him fully. That sentence is lived out by so many journeyers, faithfully. The church do a great job peacefully connecting Jesus for new people to their faith as well as "seasoned followers". It is always evident at the Newark location where I attend regularly, is that love is the center between its people, even affirming and welcoming people who are still reserving their decision about faith/religion/church/belief systems. The Journey has a multi site location model pre and post Covid. Hockessin and online with another location just announced in the state of Delaware. I am blessed to be apart of a church that has brought so many wonderful memories to people I am around and also to those who have now moved on to pastures new, more wiser, more self aware, and maybe even more broken in some ways, which is a beautiful part of following The Lord. Thank you Journey for being that place for people. Pastor Mark and Susie are the goats of ministry!

My went to the Palm Sunday service. He was not happy about it at all. He said all the did was…read moretalk about and how much they wanted to raise for the new building. He said he will never get back there again because it should've been about Palm Sunday

I know the people that wrote the other reviews are lying. I went to this church before I moved…read moreaway. The services are alive and refreshing and the presence of the Lord is there. This church has a good representation and is trustworthy and actively supports the community. In fact, the state of Delaware comes to them for help. The pastor doesn't take ANY money or offerings from the church because he has his own money and he is a self-made millionaire. These people don't represent Christ or his followers and are going to church for the wrong reasons. They are not edifying the body of Christ but are being critical and acting like the devil.

Huge church with a lot of events and group activities. very friendly staff but they never seem to…read morelearn our names and we've been coming for 6 months. If you come know this, its a two and a half to three hour service so don't come until 12:15. if your lucky you'll catch a song or two then the service but be warned. The pastor can run long and is dry at times. we've got up and left after two hours and the pastor hadn't said a word yet. but if you want a large congregation that does a lot of community outreach program's, and big on music and singing this is your place

I attended this church for years. We started in 2020 after they reopened their kids church…read morefollowing the pandemic. I was a newly born again Christian and we were looking for a community for myself, my husband and 5 children. At first, it seemed perfect. I got a lot out of the messages but I never really connected deeply with anyone. Any friendships I made were very superficial. It took about 2 years to find another family to really connect with, but they were also a newer family and also didn't have any deep connections there. In Dec of 2022, we decided to leave due to several things. One of them was the gap between the leaders and the congregation. The lead pastors don't seem like they really embrace the role of pastor. He says he cant possibly pastor that many people, which is true, but he uses that as an excuse to not talk to anyone outside his circle or get to know anyone else in the congregation. He makes jokes about the fact that he can't council people, but that's a huge part if being a pastor. IMO that would make one more of a preacher than an actual pastor. But I digress. I returned to this church in April of 2023 after my husband passed away. I craved to be around the few people I had grown close to, so I returned. It should have been a red flag from the beginning, but neither one of the lead pastors attended the service, or so much as called me to express their condolences. It took two months for them to say anything, and it's only because they passed by me in the hallway. At that point it was "oh I've been meaning to tell you how sorry I am..." yeah right. The sting of losing my husband was a blinder to the dysfunction of this church. In early 2024, I was struggling with addiction and I reached out to the church leadership for help. They had just started "Recovery church" which was a 12 step program being run by people who never actually worked the 12 steps. Needless to say, I didn't get the help I needed there. I managed to get a small amount of clean time, but when I relapsed again after 5 or 6 weeks, the entire church knew with 24 hours and most people stopped talking to me. "I was being given over to my sin," was the claim from leadership. There I was, a struggling widow begging for their help, and that was their approach. In reality, they had no idea how to help me. This church runs on behavior modification vs true transformation in Christ, and addiction treatment requires actual transformation in order for recovery to take place. The level of gossip that went on that led to everyone knowing overnight was sickening. It should have been another red flag when the lead pastor called the whole congregation "cowards" because everyone felt the same way but no one would confront him (that he was unapproachable and out of touch with his congregation). Yes, he really said that. Please ask him. There is so much more dysfunction that I observed here, I could probably write a small pamphlet. Ultimately I will say this: if you're looking for a beginner church where you're fed a watered down milk of a gospel, a place where you can run in and out and hide and never really have to get involved, where you'll never be progressed to actual meat of the Bible, if you don't take your walk that seriously and you have no desire to progress and find true transformation in Christ, then this place is for you. But if you're after the Gospel, the unfiltered, unadulterated Gospel of Jesus, if you want a community who will accept your brokenness just as you are, who will love you until you can learn how to properly love yourself, who will stand by you while they usher you into the presence of God for the healing you need, then you may want to try the church down the street.

True Life is an awesome place to come together and worship our Creator Jesus. The church is in a…read morewarehouse so it's not your average looking church from the outside, but once you come in you will feel at home with the decor and warm, joyous atmosphere. And they have Free Coffee!

My name is CG Coats and my wife and I have been attending Calvary for the past 3 years. We love…read morethis American Baptist church a lot, so much that I decided to start working there as the Youth and College Pastor here. We hope you can join us in our many activities you can find here: www.calvarynewark.org We have a blended contemporary/traditional worship service at 10:30 am on Sundays with Sunday school before hand at 9:15 am for all ages! We have free childcare during our services as well. We also have tons of activities like a rocking contemporary worship service on the first Sunday night of every month (6-7 pm) with a FREE dinner afterward. We have youth group for 6-12th graders on most Sundays 4-6 pm and every Wed. 6-8 (with a free dinner as well). We have a young adult/college Bible Study group that meets twice a month for fun events and Bible Studies usually on Sundays 12-2 pm (with a free lunch, can you sense the pattern?). We have many other activities to offer like small groups for various ages on Wednesday nights 6-8 pm, and other fun things. Come check us out!

Calvary is the warmest church I've ever walked into. The loving and welcoming environment is beyond…read morecompare and the programs for all ages are top notch

Moving to Delaware, I thought places like this church would be welcoming. It's this particular…read moreman--an older usher--who, every time you come in, tries to seat you and tells you exactly where you have to sit. I feel like if you're uncomfortable sitting in the front, you shouldn't have to. I don't like that--it personally makes me feel uncomfortable. I really enjoy the service, but I'd rather go somewhere else.

Sunday Services at 8 and 10:30a. Beautiful church, plenty of parking. They offer a children's…read moreministry and have an early learning center as well. You can also stream online. Plenty of opportunities for bible study, fellowship and they even have financial peace by Dave Ramsey. Go and get the good word!

Knowledgeable and friendly pastors and staff. Loving friendly people who love Jesus. Come visit…read moretoday, it could change you life!