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    Maranatha Baptist Church

    3.0 (2 reviews)

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    Life Church  -Oklahoma City - Love this place

    Life Church -Oklahoma City

    4.5(8 reviews)
    3.8 mi

    Catching up on my reviews from my vacation and I never thought to review church but stumbled upon…read morethis so here we go! Life.Church is a great place to come just be yourself and explore faith or worship like you've been a believer for 70 years! If you haven't, please do. This particular location is where my family has attended for the last two years since moving to Oklahoma. Full disclosure, my husband works on the YouVersion team for Life.Church but they in no way solicited my review. Come in jeans, come in sweats, come in a dress or suit... you will feel just find no matter how you show up!! There's always sweet tea, unsweet tea, coffee and snacks in the lobby and no one is going to single you out if you don't want to be asked a million questions, but there is alway somewhere to go to talk to someone as well. There's a wall of community groups to have a look at and often Pastor Stuart or (oh goodness... vacation tiredness has me forgetting the other gals name!! SORRY) are there to help guide you to the perfect community group where you will feel welcome. I've always found this aspect of church the most challenging and they were super helpful in getting us connected. Pastor Jacob is our location pastor. He is such a loving genuine guy, great solid human and I totally respect him. This is a video church meaning the teaching pastor, Pastor Craig is beamed in from either headquarters or pre-recorded studio times (always with a live audience). That may take some getting used to (and to be honest, I hated it at first) but you do adjust to it, and there is still live worship (more on that in a moment) and Pastor Jacob is always there to lead with announcements, to meet with people, pray with people and all that good stuff, and sometimes does the preaching as well. Craig is great at communicating, keeps it interesting and even has fun with it sometimes, which brings me to... JULY!! July is the month to make a visit if you have been on the fence!!! This is the time of year all L.C locations has At The Movies. We spend so much time decking out lobby's out to feel like you are walking into a movie set! It's always a surprise to see just wait waits for you these weeks. During that time, Craig preaches using movie clips. There are often special songs or video montages that start off the service as well. Believers an non-believers alike can enjoy a low pressure church experience here. KIDS: Pastor Stephen and Pastor Katie & Pastor Barbie (among others) run the Life.Kids childrens program... They are AMAZING! Some of my favorite people! I have been serving with them most of this year and you couldn't find more caring individuals who really want to make sure your kids have a great experience in Kid and also to make sure that those serving in Kids ministry feel loved, appreciated and supported. As a person who used to run a much smaller childrens ministry, let me tell you, they do a fantastic job. If you want a great, safe, learning and super fun environment for your kids to attend church, this is the place. Saturday nights or Sunday! YOUTH: Switch is the youth group here and they meet on Wednesday nights. My three girls have so much fun!! There's a great worship time (like going to a massive concert) and then they break up into small groups for a more connected time. They have so many different activities and things to do. My girls are all three so different, shy, energetic, extroverted, introverted, nerd, jock, quiet, loud... all three have found their place here. If your youth is on the fence about trying it... ask them to give it just 3 visits!! See what happens, because it really is a great place! WORSHIP: Worship is loud. You may count this as good, or bad. There are ear plugs provided for those who would like it (I have a sound sensitive teen so she will often grab a pair) or you can enjoy from the lobby before entering if you really struggle. It's a beautiful experience with Visual effects/lyric boards, lights and a full band. Pastor Rob, his wife and all of our musicians are super talented (you can check out the band Switch, look for their Symphony album to make sure you have the correct group on iTunes or Pandora or what have you if you wanna preview) but Sunday live is different. ONLINE: For times when you can't make it in person, you can always login and check out life.chruch online. Same teaching just online instead. There's still worship and such with Church online so you will not miss out completely. There's also lots of kids church videos online for all ages as well... you can look online or load the app on your Roku too. Hope that covers any questions you might have :) Hope to see you there some Sunday!

    Was in okc to visit my sister who was in end stage Cancer…read moreand looking for a local church in her area that would visit and minister to her , they could have cared less Leaders seemed vary fake and worship was vary worldy just a big show

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    Maranatha Church

    Maranatha Church

    1.0(1 review)
    0.9 mi

    I was a member of Maranatha Church for 30 years, and a deacon the last 5 of that. When I first…read morestarted, although I disliked the pastor personally, I felt his teaching was sound. I was slowly sucked in, impressed by the biblical knowledge of not only the pastor, but of the general membership. However, what did not dawn on me was that general knowledge without the application of biblical principles based in love for your fellow man, just leads to arrogance, self-righteousness, cruelty, and destruction of others. It has taken me 10 years so far, and I am still not through purging this evil from my own life. The Doctrine of Separation has torn apart more families than I could ever begin to count. To my utter disgrace, I shunned lifelong friends and family. Then I got to experience the flip side after I left. I watched so-called "mature believers" ridicule a "baby believer", at one point even throwing her books in the floor, like high school mean girls, over jealousy. It was not her fault their husbands had wandering eyes. And I am ashamed that all I did was stand and watch in disbelief at this reprehensible behavior instead of putting a stop to it immediately. The slowly growing tolerance from the pulpit of adultery eventually led to wife-swapping and musical chairs on a widespread basis, even spreading to the ranks of the Board of Deacons. I actually penned a letter to the Board, and read it aloud in a Deacon's Meeting, (although I am sure that didn't make it into the Minutes). It, (and I) was dismissed without a second thought. By the time I became a deacon, Jack had had the Church Constitution amended to consolidate his power, so the Board of Deacons was there solely to rubber stamp decisions, carry out his wishes, and services his wants and needs, (which were quite extensive). Jack Ballinger refers to himself as a Pastor-Teacher, but all he does is teach what he wants. He is not a Pastor, as he does not believe in counseling, does not reach out to those in crisis, and ridicules those he feels are less "spiritual than himself, (which is everyone). Of 2 suicides in the church, (his son and mine), he was more hindrance than help, calling them cowards and weak. The fact of the matter is, WE failed those boys, as fathers, as counselors, and MOST OF ALL, as protectors of our family. There has been a homosexual child predator in the congregation for many years, directly protected by Jack Ballinger. Recently, (within the past few years) having found out about 2 more victims, that brings the total to 6 that I am personally aware of. I would guess there were probably many more, too ashamed, (as my sons were), to come out and admit it, especially in light of what DIDN'T happen with the previous encounters. There has been talk of Jack teaching Flat-Earth theory. I do not know about that. What I do know is that there have been a lot more evil and scandalous things to come from that man than some crackpot science. Why separate for that, and continue to perpetuate the much more evil teachings and practices of Maranatha Church, (and it's spinoff- Truth Bible Church)? If this letter keeps 1 person from falling into their grasp, it will have been worth my time to write this.

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    Victory Church

    4.0(5 reviews)
    1.7 mi

    While visiting my sister in Oklahoma this July, our family--visiting from California--had the joy…read moreof experiencing Victory Church for the very first time. It was also her first time attending, and we were all truly blessed by it. From the moment we pulled into the parking lot, we were met with genuine smiles and joyful greetings from the parking team. The warmth was immediate. As we entered the sanctuary about 20 minutes before service began, the lobby was already filled with the buzz of community and connection--believers fellowshipping, laughing, a simply enjoying one another and the coffee. As we made our way to our seats, two greeters kindly shook our hands and welcomed us in. Then something truly special happened. A young man with special needs approached us--not with words, but with the purest joy--and extended his hand to each one of us in greeting. It was such a tender and powerful reminder of God's love expressed through His people. Just before service began, the church encouraged everyone to stand and greet one another--a thoughtful gesture that made what could feel like a large space feel personal and inviting. At that point, the sanctuary was still filling in. But by the time worship started, I looked back from our third-row seats and saw the entire room full--every heart engaged in praise. The message that day was on spiritual gifts, and it felt like the perfect word in the perfect place at the perfect time. Grateful for the opportunity to worship as a family and experience the presence of God in such a life-giving environment. Thank you, Victory Church, for welcoming us so well.

    Jon Chasteen is a terrific pastor along with the whole staff, a great communicator and welcoming.read more

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