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Review of Harvester Christian Church St ...

In my opinion, it's a social club more than a chur...

In my opinion, it's a social club more than a church, but many churches are like that today. I wouldn't say dynamic Holy Spirit filled preaching takes place at Harvester, but, instead, usually boring lectures with a bit of humor thrown in at times. The worship band does good, but some in the congregation appear more interested in not spilling their lattes or tripping over their Smartphones than putting any attention on their Creator in worship. Harvester has Celebrate Recovery on Monday nights in their chapel for individuals looking for healing and recovery from a variety of issues. I believe Celebrate Recovery's a good program, but I just happened to have had bad experiences at this particular one. At times I witnessed little Christ-like attitude among some of the attendees, and, in fact, I actually experienced harsh words exhibited by a couple of those who attended, one of whom exhibited violent behavior toward me which I reported to staff. For about the past year, I've attended HA meetings, offering support and resources to heroin addicts in this community, mingling with them before and after the meetings, even though I've never had a drug problem. I know my calling is to do what I can for these individuals, including praying for them, showing them the love of Jesus and declaring my faith. I've reached out to City and County Council as well as Teen Challenge Corporate about the increased number of drug overdoses in this County and throughout Missouri, according to 2016 statistics, suggesting that a Teen Challenge or similar Christian Recovery Center be built in this County and have received some positive feedback. At the HA meetings, I never know whether someone will return to the next meeting or end up on an obituary page(which has happened). Something needs to be done ASAP, and hopefully churches, including Harvester, will do everything possible, starting with prayer, to combat this problem, even though it comes down to the addict's decision of whether he/she wants a new life for him or herself.