First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley

Diverse, inclusive church that welcomes and values all individuals, regardless of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, political leaning, or stage of faith. In other words, all are welcome and preciously loved. You will not only feel accepted without judgement in this church; you will immediately feel like a valued and essential member of the community, because you are!

We're visitors. He used to come here till he moved. The message is consistent and we like it. It's a beautiful church and has lots to offer. People seem friendly. I think there are lots of visitors as they are friendly, but don't really spend the time to get to know you or invite you to their small group. That's ok as we come when we are in town. I see people saying hi to each other so that is nice. People do make friends.

Less than a star. We just had an awful experience there! First time taking our two kids to church and thought they were doing fine until we were humiliated in the middle of the sermon when the usher told us "you need to leave and get those children out of here." The guy sitting next to us actually followed us out and said how surprised he was by the usher. I guess if thats their idea of being a christian its not where we wanted to be anyway.