Joy Church is a wonderful community focused church for the residents of Pittsfield and surrounding…read morearea. It is a church focused on bringing God's saving grace message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a generation in need of loving fellowship, Bible truth and salvation. The worship and love that surrounds this small community church is just what is needed in our world today. Come and join in on the love and peace that surrounds you when you experience the love of Jesus Christ through our worship and fellowship on Sunday morning and all our gatherings, as we give God all the Glory and Praise. Thomas and Elizabeth Hitchcock

Any church that has anything to do with Peter Bonano the 'money man' you should stay away from. I…read morewas friends with Bonano before Grace Capital was built. Meeting at Dame school, he was taking nearly every penny out for himself. After 9 months of 'building fund donations, there was just a few hundred dollars in the fund. Then when I confronted him on the issue, and confided in him about an issue I had with drugs - he said I WAS THE ONE ROBBING GOD. Bonano is in this for the MONEY folks! STAY AWAY! That's right Pete and you know it!

I am new to going to this church. I have always gone to a church in Barrington, which is great, but…read moreI have had an urge to become more involved in my own community, so I wanted to check it out. The first few times I attended this church, I left with 4 new phone numbers, 2 invites to bible studies, and a lunch date invitation!! the people here are super friendly with such an inviting atmosphere. Lots of outreach opportunities. I can tell I will love it here, and I hope to bring more people to this church! definitely recommend to people looking for a church to become involved with

They do a charity public supper on the third Saturday of the month that is a complete turkey…read moredinner. Ten of us from the cottage community where I spend summers went today. It was excellent. Everything is homemade. The turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and biscuit were my favorites. Everyone raved about how good it was. It's $9 for adults and $8 for seniors. Highly recommend.

So welcoming! Amazing Praise & Worship music! And Pastor Chad is always on fire for the Lord.read more

This church has such a genuine, welcoming atmosphere. The preaching is real, practical, and always…read moregives you something to take with you throughout the week. More than anything, I love the sense of community here. People genuinely care about each other, and there's no feeling like you have to have everything figured out before you walk through the doors. Everyone is truly welcome, and that realness is what makes this church so special. You can feel the love of Jesus when you walk in!

Attended a Celebration of Life/Funeral ceremony for a well loved parishioner of Christ Church…read moreEpiscopal in Exeter, NH. The ceremony was absolutely beautiful. The Pastor delivered a personal touching warm eulogy and welcomed others to the altar to do the same. (And there were many.) The large chorus delivered beautiful music that reached the hearts of all the attendees. It is obvious that the parishioners are one large family. A beautiful goodbye to a beautiful man was delivered on that day which gave a special comfort to all his family and friends.. Kudos to all and to the Christ Church Episcopal. Thank you.

This is probably the most welcoming church I have ever been to. I'm sorry the previous poster had a…read moreproblem, but being in a college town, it's pretty common knowledge that you can't just park anywhere you please and leave your car for several hours. St. George's is an Episcopal Church and they have services at 8 and 10 every Sunday. A very warm group of people and Fr. Bradley, the rector, is an engaging and intellectual speaker who always has a thought provoking homily. Coffee hour after the 10am is my favorite part of the week because of the chance to reconnect with old friends and welcome new ones who were brave enough to try a new church. If you're looking for traditional liturgy and friendly people, come give St. George's a try!

I really felt the church spirit with this place. My husband…read moreand I are new to New Hampshire, he's in the navy and just got stationed here. So When we went to visit friends and they told us to park in the church parking lot, we listened. There were no signs saying not to park there, private property, tow warnings, etc. Had they had signs up we wouldn't have parked there, we're not disrespectful, we follow the rules. Had there been any indication we weren't wanted there, we would have found other parking. So after spending a lovely evening with our friends, who also happen to be military members, we went to leave only to find that all 3 of our cars had been towed. Again from a lot that didn't specify not to park there at risk of tow. So I, being 8 months pregnant, thoroughly enjoyed waiting in slippers (my footwear of choice now that I'm extremely pregnant and swelling has occurred) and a vest (expecting to get into a car with heaters didn't think I needed my extremely heavy coat to just walk across the street) in 30° temperatures while waiting for another friend to pick us up and take us to the towing lot. One friend actually ended up walking there before us because there wasn't enough room in the car, and he didn't want an 8 month pregnant woman to have to have to walk, or in my case waddle, there. I think the worst part about this wasn't the $175 we each had to pay to get our cars back, or the fact that they towed our car with the parking break on so we'll have to get the breaks checked, but the fact that the the man at the towing company said they do this all the time. You would think if this was a common occurrence that they would put up signs, if anything to at least give people a heads up and save them the $175 fee. Like I said, had we known they didn't want us to park there, we most certainly wouldn't have parked there. We could have put that money towards stuff for our baby, but instead that was spent unnecessarily. Needless to say we will never be going back for maters of worship or parking. This place really left a bad taste in our mouth concerning churches, and in particular this one. TLDR: There aren't any no parking signs, but don't park here regardless. They towed our cars, us being 3 Navy guys and an 8 month pregnant woman, and we had to pay $175 each person to get our cars back. Does not seem to be an inviting place, steer clear.

St. Anthony's Franciscan Monastery is such a blessing from God and a blessing to our family! A…read morefriend recommended this place and finally I had a chance to visit. A few times now! Beautiful grounds to take a beautiful walk along the coast. Along your walk there are several beautiful prayer stations to stop and reflect. You can even do some off trail type hiking through the forest. Jim in the gift shop is so kind. Such a blessing to be friends with a fellow Catholic. You will be greeted with a big smile and a warm heart! Lots of amazing blessings in the shop to look through. Mass in the chapel was awesome. Lots of cool, tribal, looking art of Mary and Joseph. I really loved this! Lots of places to pray and meditate in the chapel area. Don't forget to ask for a blessing from one of the Franciscans! Thank you St. Anthony's Franciscan Monastery for all you do. Thank you for your service to your community and most importantly to God We appreciate your example!

Beautiful and peaceful place to take a stroll. Lovely little paths and religious vignettes all…read morearound. We visited the week after the Kennebunkport Prelude and there was a beautiful nativity scene set up. Gift shop was very nice too.