I have been a Legacy Maker for over 20 years. I appreciate the family-centered, word-driven…read moresermons, as well as the worship experience with Yes Culture. I love that the pastoral team takes the time to connect and get to know their memebers, and that there is a charge to get members involved. Lastly, Salah Sundays are the best because they allow volunteers to have time with family.

I attended their Christmas morning service as a guest with a friend, and I was really impacted by…read morethe pastor's message. So timely, and his delivery was very passionate. I noticed myself giving the "thats's right," "amen," and "c'mon now, preach" quite often, accompanied with appropriate head nod and hand clap ;) We missed the beginning part of the praise and worship, but from the closing Christmas song they did, I imagine it's wonderful. Full band with it's own brass session? Always appreciated. And the lead singer's voice was beautiful. The church houses a predominantly black congregation, although the atmosphere is unusually casual. A refreshing deviation from the "Sunday's Best" style accustomed to many of the black and southern churches I've been to in the past. Not that either is better - I just like my jeans and sneakers. The inside of the building mirrors something similar to a cross between a gym and an industrial building. Nothing you would call modern by any means, but definitely large enough to hold a good capacity of people. We sat in the balcony, which was a little bit of a drag because I had difficulty hearing at certain points in the sermon. Adding a few monitors upstairs could be an easy fix for this problem, however. And probably my main suggestion for improvement. All in all, I enjoyed my worship experience at C3 (as they call it). If and when I'm ever back visiting in Hampton for the weekend, I'll be sure to stop in again.

Good church, great leadership by Pastor Grant and staff, and awesome financial accountability and…read moreadvocacy work. There are Connect Groups which meet in smaller groups according to needs and/or age group and their 'Kidville' is great for children. If there is a problem like one reviewer had pointed out, then it should have been taken to Pastor Grant and church administration, not here.

Over our time there, repeated interactions with staff and leadership left us feeling deeply hurt…read moreand unsupported. What impacted my family most wasn't any single exchange, but a pattern of leadership that consistently met concern with dismissal and a noticeable lack of empathy. Pastor Grant remains, to this day, unwilling to engage with my family as we are still navigating the aftermath of an abusive situation that occurred within the building itself. Pastor Scott, frankly, is his own case study- someone who seems to treat criticism of systemic sexism not as an invitation to reflect, but as something to personify in real time. Pastor Doug, despite serving as the pastoral care pastor, consistently left us feeling more alienated rather than supported. In the role specifically meant to provide care, safety, and discretion, the experience instead felt guided or influenced by other leadership voices in a way that raised serious concerns for us about independent pastoral judgment. We also experienced what we believe were multiple breaches of confidentiality, which deeply damaged any remaining sense of trust. And when it came to how the original situation was ultimately rationalized, we were left with the message that it was simply "boys will be boys"- a framing that felt dismissive of the harm we experienced and deeply minimizing of what had occurred. No church is perfect, but it should also not be a place where people leave feeling further harmed for naming hurt or seeking care.

What an amazing venue and community here! Amazing youth center! Love the breakfast bar stations!read more

From the owner: Relevance- The Message of the Kingdom is that heaven matters right now! The Word of God is relevant…read morefor all aspects of life in a changing world. The language and "packaging" change, but the content or message never does. Authenticity- What you see is what you get. We are not about putting on a show or pretending to have it all together. No perfect people allowed. Diversity- The congregation should look like the community. We are intentionally multi-cultural and multi-generational in our makeup. This is apparent in our leadership, our worship expression, our language, and the way we carry ourselves.

What a place! The people are friendly and welcoming. Everybody dresses casual. The pastor is funny…read moreand full of God. The music is like a concert! They allow you to take your coffee and pastry (from their coffee bar) into the service with you. Such a relaxed Christ centered place to seek God.

Worship is amazing! Teaching is solid and church is fruitful, people are getting saved! Phenomenal…read morekids church!

Before I give my review, I wanted to address the pure ignorance in a comment/review from "Rich T…read moreCosta Mesa, CA"... so many things to address: #1) I did not know that we are to walk around announcing ourselves as "New Testament Christians" and "Old Testament Chrsitians," that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard and is baseless, but is practically the defense the reviewer is using to mask envy for God's presence in this church. We are ONE Christian Body of Christ, learning the entire book. #2) God told them, "You must without fail give a tenth ["tithe," KJV] of everything your seed produces in the field year by year," which by my calculation is 10%-- Deut. 14:22. #3) I was very involved with this church from 2006- late 2009 before I moved away, yet was born again and saved from the ministry of this church; it is my foundation and in my heart ever since but I tithed what I could, when I could, and God made a way for them through other tithers and they expanded to the new building BECAUSE we had no more room for people lol. I am family because everyone is family at CCNN but by genealogy or DNA I am not related whatsoever. I praised the Lord on the worship team and am so blessed to have felt close to every member whom treated me like family. #5) What a TESTAMENT TO PASTOR TONY that his wife or any literal family member who attends this ministry, or helps out, who shows up because what would it say about PT's work delivering the word if they didnt!! The audacity to call God's calling amongst any of his family to serve, as nepotism. The assumption is ignorance and tells me this reviewer never attended but a few times or less. The concentration of this reviewer was not on praise for Jesus, not for thanks and glory to God, not for ears to hear, not with an open heart to be in discipleship and not with desire in learning scripture, but to judge with probable racism and opinion as a confused "Old Testament Christian" who did not read Deuteronomy in the Old Testament. My review is, the staff is humble and God-fearing. They seek to know Him like an everlasting hunt as we all should. The congregation are kind stewards and believers, many have come to know Christ and Amen for that! There is an entire kingdom daycare for the children per age group and they are taught, and ministries for teens. Calvary Chapel Newport News is the ideal church and business model rooted and covered with the blood of Jesus and we should have many more locations per state as I now live in Michigan and wish that church was here! I am proud to have started my walk CORRECTLY as a member here and I continue to watch Live online. Pastor Tony Clark and his amazing wife Jenise are anointed and chosen and have pure hearts compelled to serve God's people from the start of their living room to almost 5 services every Sunday, but God is good and made a way, growing his fishbowl to 4 services or a bigger building as righteously deserved in 30 years service. We pay for good food at restaurants, and similarly we tithed for good service!! Do not be deceived and please trust that CCNN will be your home, your family, and will be a place you can draw closer to God more than any other church in Virginia. They really do Reach In, Reach Up, Reach Around, and Reach Out. I won't be quiet, My God is alive in this church, so defend I must Sincerely, Taryn Bruce

HPCC is a great church to visit and be a part of. I started attending back in July 2014. At first,…read moreI was skeptical because it is nothing like I've ever seen before. But the more often I came to visit the more I felt like I was at home. The quality of services are great. The familiarity sensation you get that "you belong" is superb. The genuine, true, caring people of this community is so real. At first, I thought it was too good to be true. But in this rare occasion, the "too good to be true" feeling soon replaced with "wow, it's true, they are this good". I would recommend anyone to come out and check them out. The pastor, Pastor Tom, is quite hilarious. The church offers many volunteer opportunities, outreach ministries and there's always something to do for everyone. You truly get the feel of what it means to be part of a community when you come to this wonderful place.

What a BEAUTIFUL church with such beautiful people. I came here today as part of my command's…read morevolunteer event and the people here couldn't be any nicer and more welcoming (thank you Mr. Pittman!) The church is enormous with so much seating. And the sound system fills the ENTIRE room. It's so clean and well kept, thank you for inviting us!

God fearing disciples of Christ who walk the walk and talk the talk. Definitely come visit, hear…read morethe word and worship with us.

Been a member for 3 years. The church keeps changing. High turnover rate for staff and assistants,…read moresunday school classes are taken away and choir is every 2 months. My wife and I see this church becoming New Age with prayer labyrinth's on the floor. It used to be multi-cultural but it is no more. The pastor is not biased with his political views and makes it known who he is for. Any by the way I am African-American. I heard wonderful things about this church is the past, but the Spirit is no longer moving. The pastor appears to be on his his phone, Ipad during worship it doesn't make sense. The children's program is ok, but there is too much focus on the wrong things. The reverence of the Holy Spirit is not here.

This church was established over 100 years ago in the East End community of Newport News, VA. The…read morepastor is a very skilled speaker and the church welcomes everyone in the community.