I am not a very religious man at all. Let me be clear about that up front. This is an un-biased review as I am not a member of this congregation either... But I did come a LONG way to my great grannies funeral service memorial which was held by the wonderful people here.
The church is large and welcoming. The pastor started with words that I felt to be eloquent and I really enjoyed his oratory prowess. He read some of great grannies favorite bible verses and introduced two brothers who sang some of her favorite songs.
As a non church goer, I don't know these songs. Whenever I get roped into going to church, I feel like a real donkey as everyone is singing along and I'm sitting there staring at my feet. They have three large projection screens here in which they show the words (almost like karaoke) which for me was clutch. I felt a part of the service and the group even though the content isn't necessarily my thing.
They seemed to just go above and beyond to satisfy my grandmother (who is a member of the church as was great granny) and it sure looked like everyone gave their best effort. I have been to many occasions like this where it seems as if they are going through the motions to collect a check. As someone whose not religious, I can feel inherently uncomfortable in churches.. I have felt like an outcast on many occasions for not having such a steadfast belief as others.. I got none of that here.
The music was great, the organization of the service was great, and I just felt like they honored the life of an amazing woman in exactly the fashion she would have wished. I don't live in Redding, but if you happen to be looking for a new church and are of the Christian Faith I doubt you could do better than here. They gave me the perfect 90 minute send off to an amazing life.
I appreciated their care, their eloquence, and their attention to detail. It was an exhausting emotional afternoon with many tears, but I feel the folks who put on the service for us helped us gain our own peace and closure. I will be eternally grateful for the memory. read more