Odd name for a parish, but totally legit. Christ the Teacher is a community of faithful believers…read morein the Catholic Church who gather on Sunday mornings for Mass, and afterwards, fellowship. (There were donuts and coffee last Sunday). They don't just limit their service to God and neighbor to the first day of the week, however. Sacraments and service persist throughout the week, everything from serving food to hungry families to BBQs for hungry students, prayer (including Adoration and the Rosary), Bible Study, and planning trips abroad. You come across a wide swath of people at this church: Swarthy Slavic looking ex-cons (or so it seems to me in my fevered imagination), frumpy but devoted housewives, studious but oblivious college and graduate students, and everyone in between...and a lot of kids. A lot. Especially at the 10:30am Mass. (Better perhaps to go to the 8pm which occurs when the college is in session). Well, they do say, "If your church is not crying, it's dying." So, having many young children in the pews (yes, crying!) is a positive indicator of growth. They have that here in spades. They also have good homilists, with rousing preaching of the Good News. AND SINGING REAL HYMNS! Not the Broadway reject, jazz hands tunes we have all grown too accustomed to, which compel my sarcastic husband and I to create fictitious, insipid dialogue to match, like, "Hey, Timmy! We're going to see Jesus! Want to come along?" With an equally maudlin reply. No, here, we actually sing along without color commentary because the music actually makes sense and - get this- complements what is being preached in the Word of God. Well-played, Christ the Teacher. Come one, come all. And overlook the stuck in the 70s stained glass facade. Beauty is more than skin deep, after all.

Wow beautiful Modern service I was invited by a friends had…read morean amazing uplifting experience The church and Meaner very friendly

I have attended CCC in person and have been attending online since the pandemic. Overall I have…read morebeen quite pleased. The congregation was friendly, and I really enjoyed learning about God's word. I thought I had found my church. However I will continue to search for a spiritual home. Today's sermon with pastor Jim Nicodem was upsetting as he went on about his political views. Not fact but his opinion. He did this one other time and I decided to let that go. This is a time to build bridges, not divides. He should know better. We can do better. The younger pastor was always uplifting (can't recall his name)

Beautiful church. Very friendly priest. Accessible handicap ramp…read more Very clean environment. A great place for worship. English and Spanish services.

I currently attend St. Mary Parish and I love it very much! Our priest Father Russell is very kind…read moreand knows his doctrine and dogma. We also have 3 deacons who are always at the church helping others. The Parish office has the most kind hearted staff you will ever meet. I hope everyone will consider becoming Catholic and jointing St. Mary Catholic Church in DeKalb.

In addition to the regular Sunday services (which I don't attend), they have movie nights, eating…read moregroups, fair trade craft fairs, etc. in addition to regular "deepening" groups, which is a group of folks meeting with a common interest for a couple of hours for X weeks. I participated in a group that explored food traditions of different religions, culminating in a seder with appropriately PC language. They have probably the smallest kitchen I've ever seen in a church (the place is a converted Elks club), a decent sized sanctuary, a small library collection of religious themed books, a multipurpose room and childcare rooms. The people are welcoming and the minister is good with names. Like most UU churches there are plenty of opportunities for social action. UU churches tend to be very rational or very touchy-feely; the vibe I get from this minister is more touchy-feely.

I have a great love for this church and would have liked to give it 5 stars. If I could I would…read morehave given it a 5 star rating AND a 1 star rating but since that can't be done I gave it three stars. This is why: Their highest quality is acceptance. So many people there have great hearts. If you are into community this place is for you. But UUism is a double edged sword. The church says it is in search of truth but specifically states that it is in search of truth, not Truth. So at the outset it has preconditioned the search by a denial of the Absolute. It is like saying even though something you want may be in a dark alley you will only look under a streetlamp! The church prides itself on rationality but that is only a pretense. It has a fear of discovering that, as Hamlet says, "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." Their philosophy isn't even philosophy (love of knowledge) but provincialism, close-mindedness. So if you want a social group that limits itself to justice rather than to justice and its source, this is the place for you. The church states that it has no creed but principles. Is it then really a church or a social group based on principles? By not having a creed but acting like a church it has become a breeding ground for atheism and secular humanism. The "church" states that you can have any belief you want but theism and atheism are not compatible. It is like having an animal rights group that allows animal abuse philosophy. The default dogma then is community which is the stated goal of the secular humanists and atheists. In fact in its non-theist/humanist study group the leader stated his hope for a future where all churches would simply be community--nothing supernatural. Although there are truly religious people in UUism it is somewhat of an "anti-church" where people who have had bad experiences in more traditional churches come. Sadly, they do not know that the choice they have is not between religious provincialism or atheism. The third alternative is Enlightenment, Realization, mysticism, the Perennial Philosophy of Aldous Huxley and Ramakrishna.