Life.Church Overland Park

setarehhh __

I’m a Christian and when I came here a few years back about 1 or 2 I noticed this church is under fire. On Easter there was not one mention of the resurrection of Jesus or even his name! It was about a book that the pastor had created basically his own opinion on surviving life. We don’t need to be teaching your book we need to be teaching the book period.

ryan

I have been looking for a new church and it has been an exhausting experience.. I decided to check out life church this Sunday morning after seeing it on my normal commute to my in-laws home. I don't want to express negativity towards a body of people who serve Jesus Christ, but this is my opinion attending for the first and probably last time. As I walked in life church I was greeted by a group of people. A lot of churches don't do this anymore so I was glad to see this. As I walked in I was greeted to the sight of many people socializing around two coffee makers in a large meet and greet lobby. If you don't like coffee then this might deter you from hanging around people that you aren't familiar with. I drink a little coffee, but I decided to retreat into the sanctuary to gather my own thoughts before the service began. From my experience growing up in a family who has attended church since a very young age, a sanctuary offers a little peace before service begins so you can have a little time to read some scripture or gather your own thoughts before the pastor begins to speak.. It was a little surprising to me though as I was looking for the sanctuary because the only sanctuary I saw were two main doors opened to a dark room with an "auditorium" sign hanging above the entrance. Is it me or is an auditorium traditionally a gym?. I passed into the auditorium and noticed a large ear plug dispenser hanging on the doors. This was a notice to myself without knowing the church.. and it was a simple feeling of an unwillingness to compromise for any noise complaints the church may receive. As I entered inside the auditorium I chose to sit in the middle row to be positioned in a good location to hear the sermon. The room was dark and as I waited for the service to start I was often hit in the eyes with moving and flashing lights.. Nothing that I felt was welcoming about my experience up to this point, once the worship team came on stage and began playing Fleetwood Mac which is known for their worldly secular music I left the church... I couldn't make it to hearing the pastor.. This wasn't for a lack of trying.. I have honestly tried to find a church, and I have visited a few nice churches. Maybe I have been too picky while I have been looking for a church but is it bad to desire a church with a little traditional faith behind it?. To myself, I am trying to find a tradition of faith with a sign of dedication that will bring a body of Christ closer together. Maybe its something that will hold a congregation in reverence to their own dedication of faith but everything I felt and saw here was a compromise for everyone's ideas. Many times I speak to people who turned away from church at some point in their lives. I see this often in a family (even my own family.)... Having a healthy idea of tradition is a real problem that church is largely turning away from ... It has become its own unspoken tradition today that is exchanged for acceptance. No one wants to hear this but maybe we should.

Christina R

Love this church! We have been going for years now and my daughter loves youth group on Wednesday nights:)

Alayna Dykstra

We love this church. The staff is amazing and Pastor Craig is great, but if you have to offer ear plugs to your guests then that should be a sign to you guys that it is TOO LOUD. PLEASE fix your audio set up. It is painful.