A beautiful church with an amazing pastor. Ministries for people of all ages! A small, intimate…read moreplace of worship with a friendly congregation.

My husband and I started attending St Joseph's Church when our boys were six and three years old…read more Although we lived in Stoneham, this wonderful church in Wakefield was perfect for us, because we always took our boys into what was called "the crying room". We were able to attend Mass with two little ones in a glass-enclosed room and not disturb anyone. My sons are now 45 and 42! About 18 years ago, we returned to St Joseph's, after attending St Patrick's in Stoneham for many years, only because my boys were attending St Patrick's School. We felt like we had "come home". Fr Ron is wonderful, and has truly enriched our spiritual lives. There is so much available at St Joseph's to increase anyone's faith! There is daily Mass (twice each morning), along with praise and worship of the Eucharist, Adoration of the Eucharist, Bible classes, faith formation discussion groups, and opportunities to volunteer to help the bereaved, along with knit and pray while making beautiful afghans for those in need. There are dinners for the needy Who welcome volunteers. St Joseph's is a wonderful family parish that is welcoming to everyone. Fr Ron is a holy and faith-filled pastor who will inspire you with his homilies. My husband and I feel so fortunate to be members of St Joseph's Church in Wakefield.

There is always something going on at St Joseph Parish: Praise and Worship on Monday, Bible Study…read moreon Tuesday, Healing Mass First Wednesday of the Month, Healing Soaking Prayer all the other Wednesdays of the Month and on Thursday afternoons too, and Adoration all day long on weekdays except for Wednesday. St Joseph also offers small prayer group discussions several times a week. Just check the bulletin. The Vacation Bible School is unparalleled and Caleb, the parish dog, delights all the children (and many adults!) after each Mass.

Committed to loving God and all of His people. Services every Sunday at 9am and 11am. Children's…read moreprogramming available at both services.

Amazing Church with great people. God is clearly working there and you don't want to miss it!read more

I've been attending since summer 2007, and, through years of expected and unexpected changes, I've…read morefound that Reservoir Church has remained accessible to those with a lot, a little, or no organized religious background ("Christian" or otherwise) with the central unifying theme of a benevolent God who is eager to connect with us individually and as a community, simply and helpfully, in our daily lives. Sunday morning service comprises free coffee and bagels, welcoming smiles, and a simple program. But, if the talks are thought-provoking and applicable and the music uplifting and participatory, the real opportunity to maximize your experience is to engage the community: chat with a seat mate after service, attend a class or a weekly small group, help out on a Sunday morning team, or volunteer with community outreach such as the local summer youth "Soccer Nights" (totally according to your comfort and availability)! By and large, the community is diverse, smart, scientific, artistic, networked, compassionate, old, young, curious, humble, hopeful, and committed. One of the mainstays for me has been the safe place to get (and offer to others) dynamic prayer (for literally anything and everything). Say hi if you visit!

I am writing this review so others are aware of the experiences of some, so potential attendees and…read moremembers can make a holistic decision about whether or not to attend and commit their time, resources, and relationships to this church community. I will also self-disclose that all I write here I have brought directly to Steve Watson (Senior Pastor), Trecia Reavis (Executive Pastor), Ivy Anthony (Director of Community Life), and Lydia Shiu (Director of Social Justice). I will focus on stating facts vs offering commentary. It's too long to rehash the details of 7-8 years, so I will provide two select examples. When my father passed away suddenly after a ~20 year struggle with illness and increasing disability in May 2019, I received a text from Steve expressing his condolences and apologizing he could not attend the Sunday memorial services. After that, none of the pastoral staff reached out to me directly other than to comment on my social media postings processing my grief. After an extended time of grieving and letting the staff know about my sense of hurt/disappointment and confusion at navigating a major personal loss without pastoral care, I was told that the norm and expectation is that my community group members and friends were tending to me: the pastoral staff would not be able to directly care for congregants in these ways given the large attendee size of the church. Furthermore, if I needed more engagement, I should initiate to schedule a meeting. The staff will often offer times to connect during business hours, when many adults are working. After the church leadership decision to lay off a long time staff member in 2025 with limited congregation communication, lack of community dialogue, and low process transparency, I made the decision to attend services elsewhere. After nearly 5 months of absence on Sundays, I received an email from Steve noting this and asking me not to attend a meeting that was scheduled to "heal" and "reconcile" after the aforementioned lay-off. Rather than calling or reaching out to check in if I was okay, I was sent an email to make it clear I should not attend what was announced as an open meeting if it was not my intention to continue my Sunday attendance. Ultimately, I was able to make my case to attend by insisting on speaking to Steve and articulating that it is unhelpful to delineate "insidership" and "outsidership" in this way given the intention of the gathering. There is more that I can write, but I will leave it here to allow others to make their own decision about the church.

It's a beautiful church, and I have been going there for many years. I have always felt welcome,…read moreand I enjoy listening to the word of God. My only suggestion relates to the music. Before, they had the most beautiful music and the lady who sang had an incredible voice. They seem to have replaced her with a group of singers. Please bring back the old cantor. Thank you and God bless.

Although I do not attend King of Grace, I have visited before and I know some people who attend…read moreregularly--so I do know a bit about the place. The pastor is very intelligent, definitely someone who knows a lot about theology and bible study. The worship is basically standard contemporary style, think Chris Tomlin. The sermons are very much expository style, usually preaching through one book at a time. Again, bible study is definitely a strength of the pastor. As far as theology goes, think John Piper or Wayne Grudem. They are reformed, but not really the types that obsess all the time about being a pure 5-point Calvinist. They are certainly not cessationists, but you probably won't hear anyone shouting in tongues during their services. There is no pressure with the offerings. They are really open about finances and the budget. Demographically there are a lot of families there, many homeschoolers I think. Mainly professional suburban families, if I recall correctly. Since the last review was posted, they have gotten a nice building right near Bradford Common. I think that attendance is around 100ish at this point, too.

A friendly church where the uncompromised word is preached. You will feel welcome. I love the…read moreworship and praise.

Nobody steps on a church in MY town!…read more This is my church. Been going here for ages. Not your typical rock & mortar fire & brimstone church as it was built in... the 70s I am guessing? But the priests are nice, the congregation like any other, and lots of different activities and support groups. Big ol' parking lot too. The sermons are... OK. The main priest here tends to try and inject his own stories into the lectures which more often than no, fails. But, people seem to like him!