RFA Church Review

Pastor Chad is a man of God that preaches the Bible with the influence of the Holy Spirit. It is not common to see a church that preaches the word and understands God's plan! The best part of living in NC was attending this church and feeling God's love on Sundays! This church is amazing and may God bless them!!

My family enjoy the church because it feed the all family souls amen

This is a church that loves God and people. If you are looking for a missions minded church, this is one to consider. Pastor Chad preaches the Bible and the staff is warm and welcoming. I will be joining as a member this fall.

No such thing as perfect church but this place as close as it gets!

Truly been blessed by the messages, the Bible is preached un- apologetically for believers and teaching a spirit of love and acceptance with a missions focus.

From the parking lot where the attendants are giving directions to the sanctuary, everyone was friendly. Pastor Vic delivered a great message. First time visitor and I loved it! Will visit again.

This Church is not too welcoming to black folks...I used to go there years ago with my family, and stopped going because of the lack of interaction between members... There were certain groups of people who were very close to each other, and they make sure to keep you distant so you can feel secluded. This is not how I visualize the church of God... I did not feel comfortable to worship and fellowship with them anymore... I like pastor Chad though, he means well.

Awesome worship and praise music. THE place to be if you believe in a Bible preaching church.

Love this church! Warm and inviting. Pastor Chad preaches the uncompromising Word of God. From the parking lot to the foyer to the members sitting next to you, this church is absolutely welcoming.

I have never seen a place like this. A lot of safety for kids, great people, lots of awesome events and many options of groups where to serve. Give it a try. I did and I stayed!.

Wonderful people and atmosphere. Pastor Chad has a great way of delivering God's message!

A lovely church for a lovely community.
The gospel is not watered down.
If I lived in North Carolina I would frequent this place.
But as first time visitors my family and I felt at home.

I have found Pastor Chad to be the most honest, passionate, scripturally sound and at times comical bible teacher I ve ever heard. Whether I am in service or not I listen to his teachings. Consistently he brings forth biblical, historical and life application to the sermon, leaving you challenged, convicted, empowered and called to action. The teen church is just as vibrant and engaged as the main. Children s church is more than day care. The building is beautiful, but even better are the teachers that seem to love kids and bring bible teachings to life. The worship allows the gifts of many to be utilized. I am always moved to fall more in love with Jesus. A rare find are the many greeters that make sure you feel welcomed. This is not an advertisement! ;)
Just someone that is thrilled to have found a house of worship for all people!

Great Wednesday and Sunday services! My youth and children love it here!!!

Best church ever, it is one of the few churches that have a lot of members but yet it feels like a family. It's very easy to get to know people.

I haven't been in side . Maybe one-day Jesus might invite me.

This is honestly the most amazing church!! Pastor Chad is the absolute best! I have been going to this church for over 20 years and will continue to go. Thank you RFA for all you do!

Raleigh First Assembly of God is a great church experiencing incredible growth as our Pastor, Chad Harvey, delivers uncompromising messages from the Word of God. We have a focus on missions, locally and globally, and the Lord has blessed us to be able to send many of our members on short and long term missions. If you want to experience the presence of God, come visit us any Sunday morning.

Great place to fellowship, worship n meet God in His house. Pastor Harvey brings the Word to life. Worship teams are so gifted in leading congregation in to the presence of God. People are very friendly.

I attended for the first time on 9/24/2017 with my son and, his family, I have attended many different denominations of churches . I have never been so inspired by ANY church of any denomination ! I am committed to this church 1000 %. Everyone was exceptionally friendly and, the services are extremely inspiring that I plan to be a regular attendee as well as joining some small groups . Thank You to everyone for making a new comer feel so welcome !!!!! Sincerely: John W. Phipps

Powerful, moving, life-changing preaching of the Word of GOD!!! Uplifting Praise and Worship!!! I am so grateful for the worship and Holy Communion service my husband and I experienced today by the power of GOD and the precious shed blood of our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST!!! What a wonderful blessing!!!

RFA has been our church home for over 5yrs, and we can't imagine a better place to experience Jesus' love, the love and welcome of those serving Him, or receipt of empowering and challenging word from the Lord. This diverse "mission-sending base" is changing Raleigh and impacting lives throughout the world; you'll not find a better or more rewarding home for your spiritual growth!

Great worship with contemporary songs and modern sound yet still sensitive to the flow of the Holy Spirit (songs may linger!) Messages Bible based with plenty of references. Two services, modern building, 2000+ congregation.

How much is an innocent life worth?
Romans 8:28
This is what I experienced and learned while attending RFA Church for one year:

1) Serving. I felt called to serve during a vulnerable time in my life. Personal information given to those in leadership positions was twisted and used as leverage to gain business donations and greater influence within and outside the church organization. Irony not lost that actual profit was made from the donation of my time.

2) Spiritual Health. Being new to the area, I was especially impressed by how friendly folks appeared to be. I wasn t on guard. I wasn t looking for ulterior motives, envy, deception, ______. Deliberate attempt to destroy a life? For earthly gain? A social worker was even surreptitiously deployed by the pastor s wife in an attempt to diagnose me. I am someone with no history of substance abuse or mental illness of any kind.

3) Church Programs. I was surprised when a person s cell phone lit up in recording mode during a Cafe 242 table conversation. The person recording (without anyone s permission), was close to church leadership. I knew that the buildings were full of surveillance features for safety, control, and OBSERVATION purposes; however, it didn t occur to me that conversations in these type settings could also be recorded. I sincerely hope they don t have folks recording conversations in more intimate settings like Celebrate Recovery or Elder Prayer Nights.

4) Church Politics. While serving, I felt pulled into a power struggle by three individuals that included staff members. I did my best to navigate the untenable situation-consistently given conflicting information, sprinkled with flat out wrong instruction. I should have left much sooner than I did.

Despite these difficult lessons, I still feel that the Holy Spirit led me to this Church. The Spirit s presence was palpable every time I walked through the doors.

The overall experience forced me to WAKE UP to many truths that can be found in both non-secular and secular organizations:

1) Always Listen To Your Gut. Even if you re in a vulnerable place, TRUST yourself.

2) Be Aware. Some people in leadership (Elders, Pastors, Staff, ______), especially those who are trying to hold on or vying for greater position/status, thrive on control. They are the ultimate puppet masters. I no longer have any ill will toward the pawns they used to spread false rumors in an attempt to discredit me.

3) Guard Your Heart and Use Wisdom. A church setting and experienced individuals can make one feel safe, especially during times of hardship. Disclosing the wrong thing to the wrong person can do tremendous damage to a life. Remember, even at church there are predators who will attempt to EXPLOIT you.
Matthew 13:24-30

4) Use Your Voice. You re NO LONGER a victim when you choose to speak up and tell the truth about your experience. You are a person worthy of respect and dignity no matter your background or current/past hardships. Develop your RELATIONSHIP with Christ for strength and perseverance during this time.

Awesome worship and sermon by pastor.chad

Feels native and being as family ..
They have small groups in weekdays..
We have nice youth service and kids ministry takes care of child care ..

First visit today...Loved the Pastor and his sermon..He layed it out like it is supposed to be.He was truly annointed by God and preached on a level anyone could understand. I still like some traditional aspects of a church. The music was beautiful .Still love some hymns though..and lights other than flashing..Great overall experience.

RFA is my church so it has great music and the pastor is amazing and funny sign up and come and visit I think you will enjoy it.

After church hopping for 4 long years we finally found our home! This church is just amazing. Real messages, Godly people, awesome worship. It was hard to find a dynamic speaker who also has real biblical knowledge and delivers deep sermons but e found it in Pastor Chad who is also funny! We all look forward to hearing his sermons all week long. We are looking forward to becoming members when they offer another membership class.

Great place to worship. Incredible pastor that preaches and teaches

Church that teaches the true Bible and is unafraid of the world.

Incredible Church! This pastor is Full of Gods Spirit to Equip the rest of us to Go out into this world and Thrive for Christ! Not just an ordinary church, but a provoker to clean our vessel and use it effectively! You can feel these messages burn into your spirit! For me, I am GRATEFUL to find such an experience! PRAISE!!!!

OK experience. Visited a few weeks ago. Message and service was nice. What I did not like was the confusion or clarity on where visitors go after service. I turned my card in to the closest desk and that was it....no direction, no let me walk you over, thank you for coming, nothing. The woman who called after that Sunday was not exactly helpful either. Expected much more, since they had 5 stars. Wanted this to be great.

Safe, friendly staff, ready to teach children about the unconditional love of Jesus.

Most diverse church we have ever been a part of. Genuine and Christ oriented leadership. Feels like home.

I was blown away by the CLEANLINESS of the facility. The church was spotless!! After I dropped my buttered croissant on the floor I still ate it because the floors sparkled and shined. The pastor spoke a great message as well. If the cleanliness of this church is any indication of how this place is, then I can DEFINITELY call RFA Church my home.

Great worship environment. Excellent teaching by Pastor Chad.

Great church for worship! If you want to see how a diverse group of people should interact and worship together then you should check out RFA! This church cares about our community and delivering the message of Jesus all over the world!

Pastor Chad is not ashamed to preach the Word of God. He makes the text relevant today and gives practical applications for Christian to use in the day-to-day.

Great Church! Very welcoming and great kid's programs!

Very diverse Church with 3 services starting next week 8:30am,9:30am,11:30am.And Pastor Chad is awesome,come praise God with the body of Christ.

Love RFA! The preaching is directly from the Bible, and Pastor Chad really knows and examines the Word before he preaches to everyone from the Bible. The worship pastor knows how to involve all different age groups and bring everyone into worship that truly glorifies God. One of my absolute favorite things about RFA is that so many different nationalities are represented here, and it truly exemplifies the body of Christ! We've been attending for several years and are still VERY pleased with the church we get to call "home."

An amazing church telling how to live a Christian life daily

Pastor Harvey is the only besides Pastor Jeff who knows how to treat church members. Executive Pastor Chris and Associate Pastor Danny are the 2 worst they have on staff. Neither one is great with people. They only care about how much money they can mooch off of people to pay for that new building. Staff members are terrible at helping reaching out to members when there are issues they have no regard for issues going on within the church my wife and I with our kids attended for 8 months before discovering these issues within the church. We are no longer attending due to lack of staff caring for members

It is a welcoming church to all people. Very accepting and friendly. The pastors are talented at what they do and the audience shows it. RFA has a website available to be further involved. There are entire separate buildings for the kids and teen ministry. The caretakers and youth pastors are all amazing and great with children. The church is sleek and modern with lots of parking. They're very involved and caring for its attendees and communities in the city. It is currently taking a few precautions for COVID-19.

I enjoyed the service and everyone was very nice. Looking forward to going again soon.

Pastor Chad is the best preacher ever. If you want to understand the bible for what it says and stands for, then this is where you need to be. The bible is sometimes not the easiest to understand. Pastor Chad breaks the word down and makes services captivating and wanting to know more.

Awesome worship service, they are passionate about Christ!

I love this church the presents of the Lord is Here. You feel Love when you are greeted at the door. If you want to hear a right now word this is the church very nice family God center oriented church I love it

First time today with my husband! We enjoyed everything about it! From the worship, members, teaching and coffee if we needed to get directed somewhere, there was someone right there to help! Doesn t hurt to ask questions and introduce yourself! Fellowship is a two way street! Thank you for having us today!

Like the teaching, living people, great program for kids

Holy Spirit led church.The anointing of God is flowing here.

There is always an 'on time message'.
It's never a 'is Sunday, I'm going to church'. It's always a divine appointment with God.

It is a Spirit filled church, with strong, faithful pastors.

Watched today s service on tv and saw another super-speader event. I don t understand how this irresponsibility serves or saves God s people. I do not live in fear of COVID yet I act responsibly to protect my neighbor. Wish I could add the pictures I took. So disheartening to see people should to shoulder without a mask in the crowd singing. The selfishness is shameful.

Love this church! It's like a little preview to heaven with it's very warm and friendly, multinational, multicultural congregation. They have an excellent kids and youth church too!

Solid preaching. Friendly. Great kids ministry. Very weak music- loud and content free. 20 mins of one verse over and over

Pastor is not afraid to preach the gospel or take on controversial issues.

Expository teaching,no sugar coating.Love this place. Gods presence is here

It's a place where you can really get good teaching in a great environment with wonderful people.

Been here twice for christian concerts and really enjoyed the shows n venue..

Saw Tim Hawkins show. Parking looked like it was going to be a nightmare but they had everything flowing nicely. We had a blast!

I have attended for nine years. It's all about Jesus!

positively surprised. was advised to go to this place by a friend. Been here several times during my visit to NC.

I love my church but I really wish they would stick with one language when singing. It s very hard to get into the spirit when they start singing English to Spanish. If they are set in singing in Spanish do the whole singing service that way not back and forth or the whole service in English. Thank you!

A place you can go for genuine worship, no judgement and a great message. I've attended since my youth and have always felt I have a family of believers there.

Great place to worship. Pastor is funny but also in-depth with the word

A good place to worship God. Hear the word preached. Friendly people

I love this church! My life has truly changed just by Pastor Chad preaching the unfiltered Word of God. I have attended this church for years. Imperfect people, but the love of God is there! My daughter was christened by Pastor Chad. Wonderful youth & children's ministry . Pastor Chad's heart is for reaching all people who needs Jesus. The church partners with local outreach programs, foreign missions, prison ministries, etc. Such a blessing to Raleigh and this world. Thank you Pastor Chad for preaching the Bible when so many has fallen asleep!

You JUST got to be there. A place to grow and connect with others.