Calvary South Austin — Attraction in Austin

This was my first time trying this church out.

Their Merch is actually really cool so 3 stars is for the merch.

The church is inside of a shopping center next to a Dollar General so if you forgot to get any cheapo Halloween Decour you can get it right next door.

The pastor had a super monotone voice the entire time and started driving home this message about the 3rd day that Jesus rose……that basically began sounding like he was arguing with himself???

Meanwhile while I was in service my son was being forced to read Bible verse after Bible verse the entire Sunday school time and when he dropped his doughnut was admonished for dropping it and not given another one.

Most Sunday schools offer games and a few verses not this way: they read the Bible the entire hour he was in there! He’s 8. That’s a lot for them. I used to teach Sunday school at 3 major church’s here in Austin: I would never get mean or rude at a kid for dropping a donut .

The guy that was singing coulda really used the help of a strong female vocal as he was stuck in the same pitch and same note the entire time and his rhythm was waaaay off :

I hate to say anything bad about anybody that’s trying to bring a message of God to the world.

That’s not what this is.

I will never be going back to this church simply because of how the pastor voice was and how he basically began arguing with himself at one point it was so weird and the way my son was treated:

It’s not that hard to be kind to children.

“Suffer the little ones to come to me For Such is the kingdom Of God!”

It felt very trapped like once you were inside you MUST STAY HERE SITTING DOWN…. and the lights are way too bright !!!!

It gave me a headache to have that much light in my face during worship:

So , they need to turn them way down so that way people can actually get into their praise and worship and aren’t being stared at if they do decide to rock and sway and wave their arms. Dimming the lights allows us to feel safer to have a release or pray and not feel like others are staring at our form of worship: .

Never have had to give a church a bad review but damn !!!!

Also it was such a small church the pastor coulda greeted me and he purposely steered right passed me .

That was odd:

I expected to meet and greet and shake his hand and maybe that woulda kept me interested enough to hang on to the bland voice:

Not very personable place over all .

I do understand they are trying their best .

But hopefully these tips help them get into a place of growth for all visitors:

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This church is by far the most amazing congregation I’ve had the opportunity to be a part of. The expository teaching is extremely detailed and informative when it comes to understanding the context of the message. The pastor always expresses practical ways to apply the teaching to our lives. And if you pay attention to the message the Holy Spirit uses Pastor Bunjee amazingly to convict and encourage us to be more like Christ. Which is the whole point of going to a church to begin with.

When I showed up at this church I was a 2 time divorcee, sadden and disheartened from the experiences in my life. The community came around me and provided great biblical counsel to get my mind right and begin healing properly. I started serving a few months after showing up and my spiritual growth and peace grew exponentially because of it. Years later God allowed me to get married to the woman of my dreams who was a part of this congregation for much longer than me.

The community is so loving and caring for your needs. Which makes me surprised to see comments in here that suggest they are not. I don’t pretend to know every persons circumstance or experience in the church but I also find it hard to image that people who go here often and plug into the community won’t experience what I have.

I invite anyone reading to come out and examine us yourself. God is doing an amazing work in this body and I can guarantee that if you are looking for REAL guidance for your life from God, this is a congregation to...

This is a church that trumpets the message of Christ crucified. The pastor follows an in-depth expository teaching method in order to teach the WHOLE council of God. It has been a tremendous blessing to be part of a body that fellowships with encouragement, prayer and accountability. That last one, accountability, is what many people take exception but if we want to mature spiritually we need to walk in the Spirit. This means we can’t do whatever we want if it is not aligned with God’s Will for our lives. Accountability brings encouragement and strength of other believers to help us overcome our sinful desires and addictions. The organized church founded on Jesus Christ and expounded upon by the Apostles was clearly a place pursuing the goal of pleasing God and mirroring his characteristics. It was not merely a weekly theatre presentation in which to hear a motivational speaker re-charge you emotionally for another week. As such, Calvary South Austin down-to-earth, heavenly focused place for equipping the saints. It offers many areas of ministry in which to serve where each of us has been called to use our gifts given to us by the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ...