Melissa Bell

Review of Grace Church Reno

Phenomenal church! I attended with my brother and...

Phenomenal church! I attended with my brother and his family who are members, my daughters and I were visiting him over the holidays from Las Vegas, and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! This church is huge, we parked down the street and a very nice shuttle picked us up immediately with donuts and a cooler full of assorted bottled drinks and dropped us off by the front doors of the main entrance. There is also a coffee shop right inside too, nice way to start your morning!
We dropped the kids off at Sunday School and then went in to enjoy the worship service which was excellent! The band and singers all seem professional, their talent is amazing, and you feel as if you're at a concert! I enjoyed the pastor, he is a very gifted speaker.
The church is a very large facility and is extremely nice yet somehow has a homey, cozy feeling at the same time which I find comforting. Everyone is very friendly without being in your face which makes it a very easy-going environment and you feel comfortable being around strangers knowing you could approach them without worrying you'd get stuck in an intense conversation.
The pastor was dressed very laid-back in jeans, everyone was dressed in a mix of anything from casual to dressy, so it's laid-back which I love, even though personally I dress up, I prefer that people dress however they want. It's so important for a church to make every single person feel welcome and while I may not wear short shorts, there may be an unsaved person who does that wants to go to church but doesn't feel comfortable and I'd rather see those short shorts in there.
The kids LOVED Sunday school, my youngest daughter is 9 and hadn't been there before, didn't know anyone in her class and had a wonderful time.
It's definitely an overall happy vibe which I think is pretty awesome, it's not at all fake, stuffy, snooty, or people trying way too hard like other churches I've been to, it's the real thing. If you're looking for a new church or you're new to Reno then Grace is definitely worth checking out. If not for anything else, just go for the free donuts on the shuttle! ;)