Sunday, June 15, 2008

It's too hard to find a church.

A few months ago, my friend Billy told me he couldn't find a church in Nashville like the one he loved in Birmingham. He had googled, "Find a church" but the results didn't help.

Most church directory sites only offer info such as phone number, website, etc. The ones that list more usually charge churches money so you end up getting descriptions like "Our church is awesome. Come see its awesomeness." People that go there never get to tell you the inside story and say things like, "Our worship leader is great and is a huge metrosexual with a goatee. You will dig him." No one gets to be honest and say, "Come early, because traffic can suck." No one ever gets to answer the greatest question of all, "Can I wear jeans?"

Until now. This is a free site. I won't charge churches for advertising or allow fake descriptions. All you will find is real people telling you what they really feel about their church. And hopefully, that will make you really want to go.

If you go to a church you want to tell folks about, please click on the location from the list of posts on the right and add your comments. I will then create a page for your city. I honestly believe that the people that read Stuff Christians Like can write some beautiful, authentic church descriptions. If you are in an area where you can't find a church, post a comment that you need some help getting plugged in.

P.S. - This site is brand spankin' new and will grow as folks continue to add their churches. And eventually it will be shiny and fancy and have better design/organization etc. If I need to add your country, please let me know.

Australia

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Brisbane
Springwood, NSW

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Can I wear jeans?

Brazil

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Canada

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Egypt

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Finland

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France

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Germany

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Hong Kong

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Hungary

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Indonesia

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Ireland

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India

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Japan

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Kenya

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Malaysia

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Mexico

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Netherlands

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New Zealand

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Northern Ireland

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Norway

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Panama

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Philippines

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Scotland

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Singapore

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South Africa

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South Korea

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Spain

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Sudan

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Taiwan

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Turkey

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Ukraine

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United Kingdom - England Specific

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United Arab Emirates

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Uruguay

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Wales

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Alabama

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Birmingham
Fairhope

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Alaska

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Arizona

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Arkansas

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California

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Santa Barbara


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Colorado

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District of Columbia

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Connecticut

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Delaware

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Florida

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Valrico


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Georgia

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Hawaii

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Idaho

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Illinois

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Indiana

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Iowa

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Kansas

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Kentucky

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Louisiana

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Maine

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Maryland

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Massachusetts

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Michigan

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Minnesota

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Mississippi

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Missouri

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Montana

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Nebraska

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Nevada

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New Hampshire

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New Jersey

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New Mexico

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New York

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North Carolina

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North Dakota

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Ohio

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South Dakota

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Tennessee

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Utah

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Virginia

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Washington

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West Virginia

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Wisconsin

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Wyoming

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Saturday, March 1, 2008

Australia - Brisbane

Brisbane, Australia

Name of Church:
Kenmore Baptist Church


Location:
Kenmore, Brisbane

Website:
http://www.kbc.org.au/

Music:
contemporary, hillsong, hymns, rock, acoustic (kinda everything depending on worship leader)

Speaking:
biblical, most pastors used to be teachers, very knowledge based, although starting to get into gifts of holy spirit

Childcare:
both morning services have creche and sunday school up to grade seven.

Favorite Thing:
600+ young people worshipping in one building at one time, good teaching

What would you change?
can be too teacher style preaching.

Can I wear jeans?
I do, some people on stage do, so yes, I would say you can wear jeans



Name of Church:
Northside Christian Church

Location:
Brisbane, QLD

Website:
www.northsidechurch.com.au

Music:
Contemporary worship at both our 9am and 6pm service: our 6pm is louder!

Speaking:
We're all about equipping people to be the church 24/7 - so you will hear teaching and preaching that communicates timeless truth in a timely way. Messages go for 25-40 minutes, depending on the service. We are a pretty conversational bunch and favour authenticity, hope, faith and love.

Childcare:
Childcare and Kid's Church runs during our 9am service with some great parents rooms, supervised creche and a Kid's church that is fun, caring, safe and teaches children all about God. There is no childcare at our 6pm service - but there is a parents room.

Favorite Thing:
Gotta be the people! (The free tea, coffee and hot chocolate after the service isn't bad either!)

What would you change?
I would change.... me - but God and I are working on that! ;-)

Can I wear jeans?
Absolutely you can wear jeans... or shorts, or a suit. The outside isn't important - it's the heart that counts!

Australia - Springwood

Springwood, NSW - Australia

Name of Church:
Springwood Baptist Church

Location:
Springwood, NSW

Website:
http://springwoodbaptist.org.au/

Music:
We have 4 services, one tends heavily towards hymns, and they get louder and more modern from there.

Speaking:
The speaking is a mix of culturally relevant, and old-school Bible

Childcare:
The 10am and 4pm services have a creche, and there is a kids church at 10am.

Favorite Thing:
My favourite thing is the friendliness.

What would you change?
I would add more parking.

Can I wear jeans?
Of course you can wear jeans (even thongs (or flip-flops if you are American).

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Alabama - Birmingham

Here are some great churches in Birmingham, AL.

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Church Name:
Church of the Highlands (Grant's Mill Campus)

Location:
Birmingham, AL

Website:
http://www.churchofthehighlands.com/welcome.html

Worship/Music:
Contemporary Praise and Worship

Speaking:
Relevant, funny, upbeat sermons

Childcare:
Childcare is awesome. Very secure. Babies/toddlers in one wing, 1-5 graders in their own praise and worship service. LOVE IT.

Favorite Thing:
Fave thing - welcoming, open, friendly atmosphere.

What would I change?
Would change - not necessarily a bad thing - church is really new and is already busting at the seams. Sunday mornings can be really hectic with parking, crowds, lines to check kids into their classes, lack of seats in Worship Center.

Can I wear jeans?
YES! People wear a variety of things. Very casual.

Alabama - Fairhope

Fairhope, AL

Church Name
Jubilee Shores

Location
Fairhope, AL

Website
http://www.jubileeshores.net

Music
20 to 30 minutes of various contemporary praise songs & hymns that have been updated

Speaking
Sermons are relevant to today's issues, use lots of video, seeker-friendly

Favorite Thing
Very welcoming, folks are sincerely glad you're there.

What would you change?
Because sermons are seeker-friendly, I'd like a little deeper messages than those that are currently preached

Can I wear jeans?
YES! and shorts, even

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Florida - Valrico

Valrico, Florida

Name of Church
Horizon Christian Church

Location
1720 S. St Cloud AveValrico

Website
www.horizonchristianchurch.com (we're working on it)

Music
Worship music is a blend of contemporary and fast-paced music, mostly from the past 5 years. Praise band, praise team, every now and then a choir or special solo music.

Speaking
Teaching is contemporary, pastor is not afraid to ruffle feathers so long as it is biblical, very strong truths in the message. Typically thematic, with 3-5 sermons covering a common theme.

Childcare
Childcare is neat, Snoodle village is painted on the walls, kids love to be there. Message, snack, kid's church, lots of love. Nursery can even handle cloth diapers!

Favorite Thing
Favorite thing is the truthiness of the message, definitely worthy of a Podcast.

What would you change?
I'd make it a tad bigger, need more room for classes. Oh wait, they are. New building in Jan 2009.

Can I wear jeans?
Not only can you wear jeans, you can wear shorts, sandals, and a Hawaiian shirt with beer bottles on it. (Or at least I do)

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA

Name of church
New Life Church

Website
http://newlifechurchsb.org/

Music
contemporary, w/the occaisional hymn. longer in the mornings. some fast, some slow. At least one or two people will dance during a properly motiviating song.

Speaking
hm... deep teaching - Pastor doesn't stay on superficial Bible stuff, but really teaches us to go deep.

Childcare
good childcare for infants up to jr high, i believe. people really love the kids. kids spend the whole service in sunday school. --except for the 1st Sunday of the month. then they join the adults for worship.

Favorite Thing
GREAT teaching. Loving, commited congregation. And the 4:35 service: Non-traditional. People sit at talbes & bring food to share. Discuss certain topics through dinner, then listen to the sermon. A little long, but lots of connection. LOVE it!!

What would you change?
It's a little flakey. not a lot of consistency. They tend to change their programs a lot. But they're getting better. :)

Can I wear jeans?
YES! and shorts, too. and flip flops. and wear it all with a tie, if you want! ;~) I wouldn't recommend a suit. that sort of thing is generally looked down upon, anywhere in Santa Barbara. ;~)