The candle light service has gotten worse and worse every year. Every year less and less effort seems to go into it. Closing off the balcony makes no sense to me. Also silent night was completely awful this year. I always loved it when everything would be completely silent no music or anything just everyone singing but this year the guy on the piano decided to just keep playing and it just didn’t fit at all. Always looked forward to bringing my kids here one day to enjoy it the same way I did when I was little but too much has changed. They didn’t even read a story book to the kids this year. Seriously disappointed in how bad this has gotten.
P J J.
Member for 38+ years. Raised my children here. Made close relationships for years = all of us, my husband and I, my children who were there from preschool through college. There were always cliques - but for many years, we still found meaningful connections, good friends. We loved those years. Then with a pastoral change, so much changed. Difficulty in connecting with pastor, and other leadership, seemed frequent changes in leadership. Changes in worship and group connection times (as in clock) caused a fractures in being able to continue and get together with long time friends, and Christian fellowship and support. We stayed at least 10 years after - but most of our close connections left earlier. They all wanted to stay - would try other places - then come back a few weeks. Many left who really tried to adjust to all the changes, and stay because they loved CRBC. Then husband had terminal illness that lasted about 2 years, ended in death. Minimal support from those still at the church - but from friends who had left in the time of the pastoral change to the time of my husband's death - about 14 years. Minimal if any support after his death - at that time having been active members for 14 years. Returning after his death - the feeling was such loneliness and just didn't care. Most of our closest connections were gone, and those who were there didn't reach out even when I told them of my needs. They talk about "community" all the time. We had community there. It was taken away with pastoral change, and those that were left didn't give me the time of day - much less compassion, comfort, community. There were some who had been in our close group, also had lost their husbands. I reached out to them and was ignored, rejected. After over 38 years, I changed my membership. I still love CRBC. I still miss worshiping there. But the loneliness and rejection was so difficult after years of friendship and fellowship.
Paul Fischer
Good church, teaching was good, worked with Matt McClain in youth when he was there. Have some really good young pastors a McAFee and Wright. We didn’t fit probably because of me, it wouldn’t be my wife, have great outreach local missions and around the world. They are located in an area to reach out, didn’t really know the Sr.Pastor Rick Thompson, however he too was solid behind the pulpit with his teaching series.
Paul F.
We were there for 2 years, my wife and me just didn't connect. Good teaching, Rick Thompson is the pastor, excellent teaching pastor, didn't connect well with him, I found him to be slightly allusive but that's not unusual. Large building, used to have more in attendance, don't know what happened, we never asked. Some younger associate teaching pastors that have great potential going forward, a McAfee, and Wright were pretty good. I told my wife it was my fault, they think I'm weird because I talk too much, she said you're not weird, you just like to talk to people........ I still blame myself. Worked with a youth when a Matt McClain was there, actually connected more with the youth than my own age group, the problem is at the the time I was 63! So bottom line, I don't know, but we left. So after about 2 years we disappeared.
Johnnie Alexander Siler
Was wanting this to be our church home!. Pastor Rick is awesome!. But I have to be painfully honest! We just can't seem to connect with Abraham. Just don't recieve the word the way we're used too. So with that being written we'll have to move along and find our permanent church home elsewhere. Wanna thank rick and we hope Beverly gets better over her pneumonia.
LISA QUINLAN
They have so many great things they are doing in their church and community. I’m new and was welcomed first day not by someone assigned to greet but by actual members of the church. Seems like a solid place. I’m looking forward to becoming a part of this place.
Island Property Solutions
Needed to repent and ask for my sins to be washed away by the blood of the LAMB praise JESUS-Thank you Father for all your fruitful blessings!
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Good church
Bevy Walter
Went there for a funeral. Beautiful building. Handicapped and ended up walking all over the building to find where th funeral was held. I live 2 hours away so I had no idea where to go.
John Long
Because we are all brothers and sisters in Christ one Big Happy Family
The candle light service has gotten worse and worse every year. Every year less and less effort seems to go into it. Closing off the balcony makes no sense to me. Also silent night was completely awful this year. I always loved it when everything would be completely silent no music or anything just everyone singing but this year the guy on the piano decided to just keep playing and it just didn’t fit at all. Always looked forward to bringing my kids here one day to enjoy it the same way I did when I was little but too much has changed. They didn’t even read a story book to the kids this year. Seriously disappointed in how bad this has gotten.
Member for 38+ years. Raised my children here. Made close relationships for years = all of us, my husband and I, my children who were there from preschool through college. There were always cliques - but for many years, we still found meaningful connections, good friends. We loved those years. Then with a pastoral change, so much changed. Difficulty in connecting with pastor, and other leadership, seemed frequent changes in leadership. Changes in worship and group connection times (as in clock) caused a fractures in being able to continue and get together with long time friends, and Christian fellowship and support. We stayed at least 10 years after - but most of our close connections left earlier. They all wanted to stay - would try other places - then come back a few weeks. Many left who really tried to adjust to all the changes, and stay because they loved CRBC. Then husband had terminal illness that lasted about 2 years, ended in death. Minimal support from those still at the church - but from friends who had left in the time of the pastoral change to the time of my husband's death - about 14 years. Minimal if any support after his death - at that time having been active members for 14 years. Returning after his death - the feeling was such loneliness and just didn't care. Most of our closest connections were gone, and those who were there didn't reach out even when I told them of my needs. They talk about "community" all the time. We had community there. It was taken away with pastoral change, and those that were left didn't give me the time of day - much less compassion, comfort, community. There were some who had been in our close group, also had lost their husbands. I reached out to them and was ignored, rejected. After over 38 years, I changed my membership. I still love CRBC. I still miss worshiping there. But the loneliness and rejection was so difficult after years of friendship and fellowship.
Good church, teaching was good, worked with Matt McClain in youth when he was there. Have some really good young pastors a McAFee and Wright. We didn’t fit probably because of me, it wouldn’t be my wife, have great outreach local missions and around the world. They are located in an area to reach out, didn’t really know the Sr.Pastor Rick Thompson, however he too was solid behind the pulpit with his teaching series.
We were there for 2 years, my wife and me just didn't connect. Good teaching, Rick Thompson is the pastor, excellent teaching pastor, didn't connect well with him, I found him to be slightly allusive but that's not unusual. Large building, used to have more in attendance, don't know what happened, we never asked. Some younger associate teaching pastors that have great potential going forward, a McAfee, and Wright were pretty good. I told my wife it was my fault, they think I'm weird because I talk too much, she said you're not weird, you just like to talk to people........ I still blame myself. Worked with a youth when a Matt McClain was there, actually connected more with the youth than my own age group, the problem is at the the time I was 63! So bottom line, I don't know, but we left. So after about 2 years we disappeared.
Was wanting this to be our church home!. Pastor Rick is awesome!. But I have to be painfully honest! We just can't seem to connect with Abraham. Just don't recieve the word the way we're used too. So with that being written we'll have to move along and find our permanent church home elsewhere. Wanna thank rick and we hope Beverly gets better over her pneumonia.
They have so many great things they are doing in their church and community. I’m new and was welcomed first day not by someone assigned to greet but by actual members of the church. Seems like a solid place. I’m looking forward to becoming a part of this place.
Needed to repent and ask for my sins to be washed away by the blood of the LAMB praise JESUS-Thank you Father for all your fruitful blessings!
Good church
Went there for a funeral. Beautiful building. Handicapped and ended up walking all over the building to find where th funeral was held. I live 2 hours away so I had no idea where to go.
Because we are all brothers and sisters in Christ one Big Happy Family
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