This church is a come as you are type congregation. For the broken and the weary where we can all grow, fellowship and be a community. As a regular to the services I have come to appreciate the unorthodox services and community Rise provides. I do not always agree with what the leadership may say but I use that as w way to learn from other perspectives and to humble myself. I consider the leadership and congregation to be my family and as any family operates with in itself there is always going to be differences. Bottom line if you are looking for a community to connect with that you can receive from and give back as well this place is for you. From sermons and messages to grow from to the activities the church does to give to the community. You are a gift and you are welcome here no matter what. read more

RISE faith community is a place of acceptance and love for all of God's creation. That is an example true Christian values. One of the sayings there is that God's Love is for everyone. This is not a liberal agenda, it's a Jesus agenda. RISE is a loving and caring community. read more

We visited here and were blessed by the community and the pastor! It was a great service, brimming with creativity. This is a spectacular church and we highly recommend it. read more

This church is liberal and proud of it. They welcome everyone. They do a lot of work in the community to help those in need. It's the most like Jesus church that I have ever attended. The pastor is awesome ! read more

In a time when I felt like running away from Church all together RISE gave me hope in Christianity. They start every service by saying that "You Are A Gift", which couldn't be more true, and sometimes it is just what we need to hear. At RISE everyone means EVERYONE, even people who are uncomfortable with gay people, or who don't support non-deportation bills, or aren't "exceedingly liberal", EVERYONE means EVERYONE. For those of us who are questioning God, who are confused, who don't want to have doctrine pounded into their heads RISE is a safe place to open up, ask questions, and not feel like you need to "save face". Until I found RISE I had never felt like I could cry in church, but now I can go on a Sunday morning and know that I am loved; happy, sad, confused, or frustrated. RISE is a congregation of folks who are dedicated to walking in Jesus' footsteps everyday; feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, and welcoming the traveler, or refugee, or immigrant. If you're looking for a church that continues to reinforce evangelical, American Christianity, RISE might not be for you, but regardless, you're still welcome to worship with us, because everyone means everyone. read more

Living with love and like Jesus is hard to do. This church encourages to you to push yourself to be like Christ, who was as we all know via the Bible crucified for living with radical love for all. I like that they preach no one is perfect and that they try their best to live with radical love, accepting everyone as God's creation. The good book says we are all created in the image of God and only God can pass judgement. Keep up all the good work! read more