After frequently being lectured (i.e., yelled at) every time we went to mass at the church that is…read morefive minutes from our house, we realized that we needed some place else to go. Several people over the past several years had mentioned St. Michael the Archangel and so we finally decided to drive the 20 minutes to go there one Sunday. No one got yelled at. Not once. There was no diatribe about how awful we were nor did the priest mention how many languages he could speak after regaling us with tales of his most recent travels abroad . Rather this priest, kept the message simple and delivered it in a way that was conducive to hearing what he had to say. Father Dave may be well past retirement age, but he's an actual God-send to this parish. His jokes are funny and he even welcomes the sounds of a crying baby (for how else will children grow to be a part of the parish if they are always sent away to a cry room?). He is kind and down to earth. You don't feel like he's so much holier that you are and you often leave feeling hopeful , not further burdened by how great of a sinner you are. It's too early for me to say much about the religious education classes. So far with the younger students there's been a good deal of coloring and workbook pages. They do community service projects each month and during the school year there seems to be a guitar choir that enlivens the music on Sundays. It is a smaller community, not a huge congregation like they have at our Lady of Good Hope, for example. So, if that's something you're looking for, this may be the place for you. Currently mass times are: Saturday at 6:00pm Sunday at 8:00am and 10:30am The parish phone number is 260.837.7115

SUMMARY Ultimately…read morePathway Community Church made me repeatedly feel like widget product going down a state-of-the-art assembly line. I'm just needing less corporation and production and more Christian spiritual growth opportunities and authentic relationships. DETAILS Pastor Ron is a great encourager and teacher from the pulpit. I have never met him. I like how his sermons use the Bible but he also curates insights from other Christian authors. In a way, Pastor Ron seems separate from all the rest of the "weekend experience" glitz and very high production brand of Pathway. The building is top notch, the music is primo... meaning the outward facade and consumer part of it is totally first class. But I've never been greeted by one single person in the church other than the volunteers standing at the door, and frankly that is nice, but that's their job. No one really seriously urges you to grow with God other than Ron encouraging you to read a book he recommends or stopping by Next Steps in the overcrowded lobby. If you take the initiative to ask about various things or take any sort of non pre-programmatic "next step" the answers I receive are always, "A different person is in charge of that now, let them get back to you" or, "We are going through some changes with that." Seems like Pathway is constantly reinventing itself, restructuring, re-examining it's mission and who is delegated to do what. If you don't fit into a widgetized process either as a participant or initiator, Pathway totally breaks down. Their leadership / structure feels like analysis paralysis. Maybe Pathway is too big, too much like a corporation... friendly, positive, but feels like a machine, an efficient assembly line. If you want to slip in to either the downstairs or upstairs sanctuary, not be greeted, sing along to some pitch perfect music with blinding LED lights and a fog machine, hear an encouraging message and slip out... this is the church for you. If you want to go be part of authentic community, be really stretched to grow spiritually in your walk with Christ, then you might be as disappointed as I was. I think it's revealing that Pastor Ron recently laid out like the next 4 months of sermons in great detail. Maybe some people like knowing where the ship is headed, but when your worship leader (who is quite gifted and seems genuinely passionate about the Lord) has the title of "Director of Weekend Experience" it just underscores, this is a high-production, plan months in advance machine. I really hope if the Holy Spirit any given Saturday or Sunday said to change direction that Pathway leadership would be willing to or even could logistically shift with that much production inertia, pre-planning and armies of volunteers already in motion. God can bless a big church or a small one, but I can't imagine Pathway could pivot easily with anything or respond to new opportunities quickly. There are a few churches (Sardis and Laodicea) in Revelation 2-3 who had the outward appearance of having it all together, but being over confident or not aware of their true condition. The Lord called them to wake up from being dead or complacent or self sufficient. I hope Pathway Community Church isn't like that. I want to underscore that every leader at Pathway Community Church seems to love the Lord and is working super hard, no fault there, it's just collectively it is like a corporation. Our enemy is the one who accuses, that's not my job, but I hope someone from Pathway will take this review to heart.

Best church I've been too. The people are kind. And the pastor, Ron Williams has the kindness and…read moremost endearing soul. A great representative of who God is. Also, lots of active things to do. Lots of ways to get involved in the right communities.

The people here really love the Lord and want to love each other well. The Bible is preached…read moreclearly and with passion.

This is the church the Wife and I attend on a regular basis. It is a non-denominational church, out…read morein the country, about 7 mi. South of Coldwater. We would not want to be any other place on Sunday. It is a blessing to both of us. Our former church stopped feeding us. We searched high and wide for an improvement and found it here. Lockwood is a Bible church. Pastor Shayne is articulate, knowledgeable, and thorough in his presentation of the Word with the Lords help.The church has a wonderful and active youth group which draws on young people from around the County. Lockwood feeds the flock. We are involved in Sunday school and and small group activities. The church is highly involved in missions work and sponsor many missionaries. Lockwood Is a very friendly and loving church.We would be very happy to see you there to partake in our worship services....

Great practical messages. Friendly staff and volunteers. AWESOME modern worship service! A number…read moreof ministries to get involved in. You should check it out!

This is the church I have been looking for! The staff r awesome n make u feel like you belong there.read more

I have attended Grace Christian Church for about 15 years. It is a down to earth atmosphere where…read moregreat music meets a great message taught from scripture in a way you just get it.