Try it for yourself. Different leadership than when we attended. Previous pastor retired. Large…read morechurch

The people are amazing. The pastor had an excellent message. The music was incredible.read more

The Hershey Free Church is what we'd call in my neck of the woods a "megachurch". Their sanctuary…read morecan hold around 5000 people, and at the last service I attended, the place was nearly full. They have three services on Sunday - 8:00 AM, 9:15 AM, and 11:00 AM - so there are plenty of choices depending on your morning routine. The congregation is welcoming, but not intrusive. The worship style is contemporary with synthesizer, drum set, guitars, and a team of singers. The pastor preaches in a combination of exegetical and topical style. This is a large church with a lot of opportunities and resources. It has a strong biblical base, and a tradition of strong doctrine. They have strong community outreach programs as well. The hardest part of services is their busy parking lot. Be sure to follow the traffic patterns and obey those directing you to spaces. And watch out for the occasional congregant who may step out into traffic without looking both ways.

A church that loves God and tries to live it out through loving people. There's a food bank,…read moreclothing bank programs for people of all ages.

Very different experience going on at Holy Spirit in Palmyra. Most Catholic Churches (for the…read moreminority on Yelp that even do the church thing let alone the Catholic Church thing) are normally either these ancient buildings which are historical relics from another time or they fall into the period of Blech! buildings which got built maybe say forty to sixty years ago which are far more utilitarian in their design, aka, really ugly looking. The building at Holy Spirit is only a few years old and while not exact anything special to look at, once you get inside it feels almost like it should have a fantastic LEED rating because there are a lot of regular windows (sorry, no stained glass) that let in a lot of light. At the 8am mass we we're at you could have turned the lights off and the sunlight would have made that change unnoticeable. The mass itself was fairly standard with Father Jim giving a nice homily about The Transfiguration which made a lot of sense as he tied a few different points together very eloquently. Two other things I noticed which I found interesting. 1. The church has an adoration chapel that is open 24/7. At least in my limited travels that's almost unheard of to have any part of a church open 24/7. Very, very cool. 2. Very transparent bulletin which includes everything you would expect like PREP class times, Lenten Friday fish fry info to the outstanding debt amount that is still owed on the building itself. If there is one thing that I would say is at least to me not exactly up to snuff it would be the music. No regular full sized pipe organ here. Most music was done via pre-recorded backing tracks done on a keyboard were it was just push one button and go. Easy no doubt but musically it's also cheesy no doubt. Sort of the Ecclesiastical version of the old Will Ferrell SNL skit with him as Marty Culp. While there are a few different Catholic Churches in the Hershey area I think we made the right choice coming to Holy Spirit and in the future if we're back in the area this is certainly the place we will come back to when it's time to get our Jesus on. Mass Schedule: 6:30pm on Mon.; 9:00am on: Tues., Wed. & Fri. Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM Sunday Masses: 8:00 & 10:30am Holy Days: Vigil 6:30pm, Day of: 9:00am & 6:30pm

At first I thought... this is a residential neighborhood, is there really a Catholic church down…read morethis road? indeed, there is. St. Joan of Arc is a modern church that I would guess was built in the late 1970's. There is a much smaller and much older church building across the street so my guess would be that the original congregation outgrew their original building and built a more substantial church across the street. St. Joan's has some nice stained glass. The floor is a hard material.. possibly all marble? So you will hear a lot of footsteps. The priest welcomed all the visitors and I would guess that in Hershey in the summer they get a lot of tourist visitors. Like the other reviewer, I found it odd that the communion line started in the rear of the church. Note: if you want to go to dinner after Mass, you need to make reservations at Fenucci's in advance or expect a two hour wait on Saturday night.

Large and spacious church with a family oriented congregation. Though I am curious why the…read morecommunion line started with the people in the rear pews leaving the people in the front pews to receive communion last.

We visit this church when we are in the area. They have an excellent pastor. His love for the Lord…read morejust shines through him when he preaches. He has an amazing story of how the Lord rescued him. If you are in the area you should try it out.

We love this church! We have attended for over a decade and have been so blessed by the preaching…read moreand fellowship of loving people.

Very few churches that I know of that make a big church feel small!! I highly recommend this church!read more

I'm from a MEGA church in Arizona called CCV the service was almost identical to that church the…read moremusic, the seating, the community, even the streaming from main location. I will say one thing I notice I didn't see a nursery at this location. I wonder if others have a nursery but I plan to return wife said she didn't like that either. I do plan on calling Manhiem location to ask it is an hour away but if it has a nursery it would be better for us.

Very friendly! Even though it's a "large church", we quickly made good friends and got plugged in…read more Also we love that it has a Spanish-speaking group!

I've been attending CLA since I started going to Messiah College in the fall of 2016. There are so…read moremany things about this church that I love: welcoming community, thoughtful relationships, great messages, etc. The pastors who speak on Sundays always make great points that relate to personal life and make the message understandable. I always feel so welcome when I walk into the building and am greeted by the nicest ushers who volunteer to serve there.

We are from out of town and wanted to go to Church this Sunday to a Bible believing church and we…read morewere not disappointed. Pastor had a great Mother's Day message. Thank you!

Solid church with strong leadership and really good involvement from every member who attends and…read moreparticipates in small groups. The Word is preached without apology. Several discipleship classes are offered throughout the head. Strong Christian community as it was intended.