An amazing Bible and Spirit led church. Not afraid to touch on topics other churches avoid. Very…read morefriendly people.

South Bend Vineyard Church is a great church in South Bend, IN. They exist to invite others to know…read moreJesus, invest in believers and impact the community through service. Their one service on Sunday runs about an hour long and it includes contemporary worship, a quick "hello" to everyone from the stage, a message by someone from our teaching team, and then we end with prayer and community time. They also believe they are one big family and we welcome all kids to our gatherings. It's a great community of people and a place for anyone. Pastor David Murrell is the lead pastor and he is phenomenal!

South Bend has so many beautiful Catholic Churches. St. Joseph's is one of them. I try to visit at…read moreleast once when I go to see my daughter at the nearby University. St. Joseph especially since my Dad's name was Joseph. In South Bend the religious community supports each other.

Great Holy Cross community, full of families, wonderful place to find Christ…read more The one photo currently available on Yelp is not of St. Joseph Catholic Church, not sure how it got added to this page

Middlebury Church of the Brethren is a modestly sized congregation located in Middlebury, Indiana,…read morea small community within Elkhart County. The church is a member of the Church of the Brethren denomination, a historic peace denomination (think Quakers, Mennonites). While it's a modestly sized denomination both in Indiana and overall, it's actually of a decent-size in Northern Indiana and Elkhart County has multiple Church of the Brethren congregations. Middlebury is pastored by Janet Shaver and has been for approximately 3-4 years. A good majority of the denomination's pastors are either graduates of Richmond, Indiana's Bethany Theological Seminary, a Church of the Brethren seminary located on the grounds of Earlham College, though certainly not all. The denomination does lean toward emphasizing graduate education for its pastors though not every congregation, especially rural congregations, follows this recommendation. Middlebury is largely representative of the overall Church of the Brethren denomination - it's a unique mix of both conservative and progressive Christians and the denomination overall continues to be challenged by progressive issues including LGBTQ inclusion. Middlebury does proclaim itself to be an inclusive congregation and this is included in its weekly print bulletin. As is evident, however, the Church of the Brethren does openly ordain women (there is a more conservative branch of Church of the Brethren, Brethren Revival Fellowship, that would prefer this not be the case). Middlebury has accessible parking and a modest inclined entryway. For the most part, I found their church to be wheelchair friendly. I have been a guest preacher at Middlebury and was able to access its altar area via a backstage ramp area that is kept free of clutter and is ADA compliant. The church has a daycare ministry that is run out of its building - they also rent space to a local pentecostal fellowship, though Church of the Brethren worship services do not lean toward the pentecostal style of worship. The Sunday morning services are live-streamed. Sunday School occurs after the worship service. Middlebury includes a play area in the sanctuary - it is in the back - while it's not a "staffed" area, it is set up in a way that children are encouraged to be within the faith community and parents can be with them while still being part of the service. While I'm aware that at one point Middlebury did have some internal politicizing, I found the congregation to be warm, welcoming, and quite inclusive. They went out of their way to be accessible. I spoke during the main worship service and during a young adult Sunday School class. If you are looking for a peace-oriented church with a more traditional style of worship service in the Elkhart County area, I'd certainly consider visiting Middlebury Church of the Brethren.

Reverent Holy, Solemn Mass, young and old alike giving glory and praise to God…read more Excellent sermons, serious, but with humor, Crying babies welcome in Church, not in a cry room. Wonderful to see two year olds who know how to genuflect, cross themselves and recognize Jesus, Mary and Joseph. No shorts, no flip flops, no undergarment straps showing. Modest dress, men and boys in suits and ties. The choir has got to be the best in the area!! Beautiful angelic voices...