Jubilee — Local services in Austin

I’ve been in the Austin area for almost 20 years- in that time I’ve attended at least 20 different churches (Catholic and Episcopal) trying to find a place that I felt welcome. At Jubilee, my wife and I and our two young children have found a place that not only do we feel accepted as our authentic selves, but we feel celebrated! Father Lizzie breaks things down so they make sense, she makes them modern and relates them to current events so that we can see how they relate to our lives. Did I mention that the music is amazing! It’s wonderful to have finally found a church where we feel welcomed, loved and cared for. It’s a place where we’ve been able to teach our kiddos about volunteering our time and finding our community. Jubilee has been so healing and we’re thankful to be...

The whole place reeks of a cult rather than any self-respecting church. If you want to be self-righteously praised that everything you do is okay, is good, and you are the center of the world, this is the place for you. Pride (one of the many sins) is praised more than the word of God, almost in a ritualistic and arrogant way. If you intend to learn about God, the foundation God laid, and what He believed, I would recommend going somewhere else. Unsurprisingly they will not talk or defend their beliefs like other proper church’s, because they feel no necessity to stand for...

Jubilee is such a unique and wonderful community! They have their patron (unofficial) saint, Dolly Parton's cutout greeting you at their entrance. The Rev. lizzie is compassionate, loving, and caring. Rev. lizzie's and Jubilee's work is to create space for God's table for those who may have been told they are not welcomed at some point in their lives.

The joy of Rev. lizzie is contagious. The love that emanates from Jubilee is transforming. The community that Jubilee's creating...