Beautiful church Priest gave a excellent sermon the best…read moreway to start your Sunday People in the parish were super friendly and welcoming Would love to come here every Sunday God bless

This parish is comprised of two churches…read more 1. The older St. Mary Star of the Sea which dates back to 1877. 2. The "newer" Holy Savior which opened in 1954 but was renovated to its current look in '67-'68. Below is a great site that has the entire history of how both churches came into existence: www.ocmuseum.org/index.php/site/oc-history_article/saint_mary_star_of_the_sea I would have liked to have seen the inside of St. Mary but with only one mass a week offered there at the barbaric hour of Sunday at 7am I knew that wasn't happened so we settled for the 8:30 at Holy Savior. Nice inside with large portraits of various saints on the walls and the all piano/no organ mass was nice as I'll take anything musically that is remotely different. Speaking of different, the layout of the altar area is unusual where lector is on one side, the priest sits on the other side by another lectern, the altar servers sit a good distance back from the priest near another lectern which the cantor uses and the tabernacle is a good hike all the way at the rear of the church. Also a neat twist is that Father Stan uses a wireless throughout the mass so that during the homily he is mobile to walk/stalk/pace. His homily was fairly lengthy but was also interesting about family even though the children blacked out after a while. Hopefully on our next visit there is a more convenient mass time at St. Mary or hopefully I can blast myself out of bed pre-7am but either we'll be back here next time we're in town.

My husband and I were searching for a church since we moved here, 22 years ago…read more We knew we were home after the first service we attended. We felt so welcome and were blown away by the genuine warmth of the pastor and the people! We were also so impressed, by the church's goal to help make life better for everyone in Sussex County, through service, equity and justice for all!

Wonderful pastor. Preaches Truth of scripture. Bible based on scriptures and references.read more

the feeling insidewas peaceful and all the people there enjoyed talking and smiling with each other…read morethere was no backwards sermon was excellent and understandable I think this is the future amen thank you for all the people in the church

If you are looking for a great experience, this is it but the follow through was severely…read moredisappointing. I feel Pastor Drew is awesome in many regards but he kicked my issues down the street like a can and I had to move on. I am saved but hardly soft and desired a conversation to discuss a Lift member making threats and brandishing weapons in Church. Turning a blind eye was not what I had in mind but the gunslinger sits proud every week at Lift and is even counseled for his anger management issues by the Pastors. Not the crowd I can feel comfortable in. A closing note. Of course Drew approached me to remove my post which I will not. The responsibility of a Pastor goes well beyond a pep rally every Sunday and the responsibility should be taken seriously. A Church that entertains, encourages no change 2

Walking into this church nearly 3 years ago has changed me and my family's life, as well as many…read moreothers whom I've had the honor to witness. Pastor Drew and Pastor Lauren among many other leaders at LiFT have been great teachers to me and my family in our fresh walk with Christ. This church is home for us. Their doors are open no matter who you are or where you're from. I'm praising the Lord, but always praising this church!! Come sit with me!

The people are loving. They are Bible and Faith based. They believe in the power of prayer and will…read morenot hesitate to pray with you. They have a heart for Christ and for the people.