5 /5 Alicia Strickland: I just moved to the area and was looking for a local place where I could meet new people and learn the Word.
I was praying to God about this very thing when He brought a vision of the church to my memory.
Excited at the recollection (I love it when God answers my prayers so quickly!), I hopped online to check out their mission statement (I needed to make certain the vision was from God, so one look at what the church believed would tell me), and I read that they believed everything I did (so, basically, the Apostles and Nicene Creeds--nope, Im not Catholic, but I went to Catholic school for half my educational career).
Anyway, it turned out the church was hosting a Womens Conference, and the speaker was someone by the name of Alisa Childers.
Considering her names a derivative of mine, I took that as a further "sign" and went, asking God to, please, help me to meet people because I knew NO ONE (and being shy, going to this thing ALONE = not easy).
So I emailed the Womens Ministry to ask a couple questions and explained that Im new and didnt know anyone. The head of the Ministry replied PERSONALLY and suggested we get together for coffee so that I could meet her and could go to the event not feeling all alone. (And I thought that was SUPER-kind of her!)
So I went to coffee and learned she was very kind. I went to the event and, just as prayed for, met many women and even made a new friend (a woman who attends the church).
And I also learned they have a womens Bible study night (or day), so I began attending that and have made even more friends with the women in my group. (One of them is even teaching me to knit...and then shes offered to teach me to crochet!)
So, do I recommend Hillside? Absolutely. If youre looking for a community of Believers who love the Lord with all their hearts and who take His Word to heart and try to live it out daily, then youve found it.
I dont attend church here Sundays (still going to my grandma’s church in our old city), but I would have no qualms switching if my grandmas church no longer needed me (or if they stopped preaching Jesus).
But I do recommend joining if your current church doesnt preach the Word and you find youre starved spiritually.
Hillside is a great church filled with godly people who will go out of their way to make you feel loved, accepted, and right at home.
Please consider attending Sunday services or maybe Bible study. (If youre a man, they have a Mens Ministry, too.)
Again, give them a try. You really have nothing to lose but EVERYTHING to gain (especially if you dont know Jesus--youll meet Him here).
Oh, and Hillside has ministries that take its congregation out into the community where they get to know all people and can minister to their needs. If such a ministry is what youre looking for, go online and see how you can join.
May God bless you in your search for a spiritual home. (And Hillside could be just the home He has for you!)
Hope to see you there!
