Epikos Church - West Allis — Attraction in West Allis

The most important attribute about a church is if they are faithful to the gospel. Jesus Christ is central to everything at epikos.

What led my family to attend epikos (and we visited lots of churches in the area, many of which were great, but we felt God was calling us here) is the following:

Jesus is central to everything they do. Just like the gospel, everything points to Jesus. They make clear every week, in every sermon, that Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith. Jesus is glorified every week, our hope is in Christ alone. The denomination may be non-denominational, which in many people's eyes can be a red flag. Rest assured the teaching and doctrine at epikos is rock solid, it's grounded in the Bible led by pastors who put an incredible deal of effort behind the scenes to make sure the message is sound. The preaching style is expository. Expect to dig deep into scripture each and every week, with a consistent message that does historical context justice, week after week. The pastors don't pick and choose passages topically, they instead pick a book, and then deep dive into that book extracting Biblical truth to equip the saints. Weve attended for years and always cross check the message with scripture, we've found nothing unbiblical about the teaching. The pastors lean on the Holy Spirit to preach the Word every week. Even though they go book by book, the teaching is extremely relevant and convicting every week, because the Bible is just that, sharper than a two edged sword piercing the soul. Thats what the preaching is like at epikos, its absolutely by the book, because the gospel is central to everything they do (point 1). Community is key even though the church has a big feel. As big as epikos is, I've talked with every pastor at some point. I think every pastor has come over and said hi to us multiple times, and I've even met with the pastoral staff just to have coffee because they wanted to get to know the church better. I've submitted prayer requests and had personal private messages from the pastors themselves which is rare in a big church setting. The church is big but it feels small. It feels even tighter knit when you join a small group. Its extremely common for people at epikos to join small groups and study the Bible together in our homes, every week. People here are serious about the gospel, and it shows at this church. Everyone is beyond friendly and eager to show the love of Jesus to one another.

Overall, I can't recommend this church enough. If youre new to the area and looking for a church to call home,...

This is a church that welcomes everyone regardless of age, race, gender, social class, financial status, and where we are on our spiritual journey. I just read a review from 2 years ago where a man was upset and thought that Epikos was liberally biased and believed they promoted segregation after the North Side riots, and it broke my heart to see that review, because it's just absolutely not true. Please dont believe that review. The pastors at every location of Epikos promote unity and love of every race, and encourage we look at each other as brothers and sisters equally in God's eyes. I grew up in a Lutheran church, and visited many different churches of different denominations (like Baptist, Pentecostal, etc), and not one single church ever made me feel like I was home or helped me learn about God without personal bias or agenda until I came to Epikos. I came on the grand opening and continued to attend for years because it's just a wonderful church community who's ONLY objective is to teach God's word straight from the bible word for word, without human-based opinion, bias or agenda. There are no wealthy pastors here who make a killing off of profit, because there is no monetary profit. There is only spiritual growth with God. I pray for that man who gave the bad review, because he let his emotions cloud what pastor Danny was saying and it blocked out his real message of unity of ALL people who are ALL God's children. Pastor Paul has always stopped to listen to my thoughts, he helped me find the strength to leave an abusive relationship and tomorrow he is going to help my family and friends say goodbye to my brother, who is the 3rd sibling I've lost. I cant say enough good things about this church. If you cant make it to the service, you can listen to their podcasts. They will never badger you for money or look down on you if you're not wearing fancy church clothes or haven't brushed your hair or dont have money for offering. The only thing this church and it's pastors care about is teaching you about God's love and word, and preparing your soul for Heaven. I absolutely reccomend everyone give this church a visit no matter if you're not even sure you believe in God or not yet. You...

A great church home! I have never seen another church have this much community! I have made so many friends, and taken so many opportunities to be involved and have fun. The people and members are of a great variety as far as age, culture and more. As far as the services, they are the best! The opening worship is great. It’s usually 2 songs kind of up beat to help praise God, then 2 songs for worship. After that is the service, which is given by one of multiple pastors. The variety is great because it caters to everyones learning interest. It doesn’t get dull or boring. And I must add that all the pastors are pretty animated, relatable and down to earth! Once the lessen is done, they collect tithes/offering by way of passing buckets down each row, and picking up at the other end of the row. Then service closes with another song or praise before heading out on your way. The small groups are a huge part of being a part of the Epikos community. Meeting up with a small group of members each week is not only good to talk about the word of God, but it is SO much fun! In our groups, we have hosted pot lucks, drank some wine, had snacks and always talked about life. No one is judging, and everyone just opens up about their story and the lifestyle they live. We lift each other...