First Baptist Church Chandler

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• JJ

  Josh

  Feb 1, 2025
  3.0
  Ok church. I started coming here November of 2021 and stopped going around late October early November of 2023. I thought Paul the pastor's preaching was good. I just didn't feel like there was much in terms of community. Yes alot of times I was guilty of leaving right after service ending. You know what they say perception is reality. I would often notice as sitting there waiting on service to start it seemed 98% of people there if talking to anyone was talking to who they came with and not interacting with anyone else. I initially tried another church in summer of 2022 after went to a 4th of July thing, with fbc, and ended up getting told no go find another seat after trying to sit at one of tables and standing around ackwardly after that. But only went 1 service and back to FBC. Easter 23 is when it hit me that it's probably best I find somewhere else so tried a few other places. Went to the sunrise Easter service and stayed for the pancake breakfast. Unlike the 4th of July event from year before I wasnt told cant sit there find somewhere else but tried simply saying good morning to others at table . I kid you not the people sitting at table just looked at me. Sat there and ate in complete ackward silence and just left once finished eating. Ended up trying that church again summer of 2023 that I tried in 22. When went had a college aged kid come up introducing himself and having conversation after him realizing I was new. The Hispanic pastor came up and spoke as well. Then came back again in early October and after service the collegr kid who had sat on the complete opposite side of church saw was there and hunted Me down after service to say welcome back. The Hispanic pastor also made his way to me before service to welcome me back. After the young guy at other church hunting me down after service I went back here the following Sunday and after the service I honestly sat in my car and thought to myself I've been telling myself over a year to leave for somewhere else. Well starting the next Sunday I started going to the other church had just went back to. A year and change later I keep telling myself should have done it much sooner. In the first few Sundays at the new church had more positive interactions then in 2 years at FBC Chandler and have since joined the other place as a member. Compare that to I literally had multiple small interactions with one at fbc and one my last Sundays there he came up and was like I don't think we've met I'm x. I did lose bit of filter here probably came off a bit annoyed but stated that we had met and spoke in a few occasions in a 2 year period. If you want a church with decent preaching here is fine Paul is a good preacher so is Aaron, one of the other pastor's, when he speaks but if you want a place with community I probably would not recommend going here.
• TW

  Thomas Wilcoxson

  Jun 26, 2020
  3.0
  Not very friendly. Pastor had a good message. Great praise team.
• AS

  Amy Smith

  Jun 13, 2018
  2.0
  Only a Greeter greeted us out of obligation. We were overwhelmed by the arrogance of the pastor who bragged about his amazing hiking skills and belittled the congregation by the lack of response to his sermon. The worship leader meant well but it was all trying to build up emotions to lead to an experience rather than letting God lead.

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