We have been worshipping at Calvary Chapel Fellowship since 2002. The Sunday service starts with…read morepraise and musical worship followed by Gary Rifenburg preaching through the bible. It is a "come as you are" place to worship our Lord and Savior. Please come for a visit while you are in the Stroh area, no pressure, just a friendly, Christ-centered church.

I love the friendliness and upbeat feeling I get from attending services at Riverside. Pastor Booko…read morepreaches and teaches the Bible and doesn't shy away from the truth. The church is very involved with the community. I'm a relatively new attendee but so far, so good.

An amazing church to raise a family! my kids have so much fun on Sunday and look forward to it…read moreevery week. nothing touched my heart more than hearing my 5 year old son share his memory verse with random people. the worship is always powerful and the messages are always relevant to what I am going through. I have made so many friends with other parents and love knowing that I don't have to do life alone.

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.

After frequently being lectured (i.e., yelled at) every time we went to mass at the church that is…read morefive minutes from our house, we realized that we needed some place else to go. Several people over the past several years had mentioned St. Michael the Archangel and so we finally decided to drive the 20 minutes to go there one Sunday. No one got yelled at. Not once. There was no diatribe about how awful we were nor did the priest mention how many languages he could speak after regaling us with tales of his most recent travels abroad . Rather this priest, kept the message simple and delivered it in a way that was conducive to hearing what he had to say. Father Dave may be well past retirement age, but he's an actual God-send to this parish. His jokes are funny and he even welcomes the sounds of a crying baby (for how else will children grow to be a part of the parish if they are always sent away to a cry room?). He is kind and down to earth. You don't feel like he's so much holier that you are and you often leave feeling hopeful , not further burdened by how great of a sinner you are. It's too early for me to say much about the religious education classes. So far with the younger students there's been a good deal of coloring and workbook pages. They do community service projects each month and during the school year there seems to be a guitar choir that enlivens the music on Sundays. It is a smaller community, not a huge congregation like they have at our Lady of Good Hope, for example. So, if that's something you're looking for, this may be the place for you. Currently mass times are: Saturday at 6:00pm Sunday at 8:00am and 10:30am The parish phone number is 260.837.7115

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

Still one star to go because there ain't no such thing as a perfect church, but…read more...... We are so glad to have stumbled upon these folks. They believe in inviting the Holy Spirit to each of their services. Few churches have Sunday night and Wednesday night services. I have always found that those who do, seem to take Christianity a bit more seriously. People misuse the term "anointed", however, if you know what I am talking about, then you'll appreciate it here. Lastly, what also impressed us, was how welcoming and warm the congregation is. You don't just get a card to fill out and maybe they'll see you later. So refreshing to feel wanted and to participate in fellowship, in and out of the church.

I love this church! It is filled with the most loving, down to earth Christian's, who absolutely…read morelove to get into Gods word. We stand on Biblical principles and believe definitively that the bible is without a doubt "God's word". If you feel lost and all alone. If you need answers or healing ,or just need someone to talk to, please give Topeka 1st Baptist church a visit. You will find love, and hopefully find Christ.

Small country church. Members love God, and love their community. Very welcoming for visitors.read more