The Elm Church

Great service

I have been attending this church since 2019 and am an official member. This church is extremely transparent and is community driven. I really appreciate that we are encouraged to practice what is being taught in the Bible. I am very proud of this church and how it has influenced the growth of my faith. With that being said, I see a recent 1 star review under the name Mark. During my whole 7 years here, I have never encountered or seen a Mark before. Not sure what the motive of that review is... Edit @Mark Thank you for your response. However, my comment was not intended to dismiss or invalidate your experience. When a concern is shared publicly, it is only natural for others to respond and offer perspective, particularly when they may have had different experiences. I understand that you were addressing Pastor David directly, and you are certainly entitled to share your perspective. At the same time, others may also share their viewpoints, especially when a public review can influence how readers perceive a person or organization. If Pastor David is aware of the situation and wishes to respond, I’m sure he will do so. My intention was simply to encourage fairness and remind readers that a single experience may not always represent the full picture. May God bless your heart.

Best place I regularly go to. Have gotten to know a lot of people since I started going in August 2024. Also can’t wait for it to move in April to a location closer to where I live.

Great service and children's program

I sent a message to Pastor David via email and text about a severe personal matter but was ignored. Not even a simple, I’ll keep you in prayer,” or “I’ll get back to you later, or “I got your message but I’m not able to help.” Just none of that. If you can’t be a compassionate human being then the pastoral field is not the right place for you. Edit: @Kai Wu How dare you discredit someone else’s experience just because you don’t know someone and as you said yourself don’t know what the motive is. Clearly you do not know the facts of what happened and yet choose to rush to judgment about something you know nothing about. Perhaps allow Pastor David to speak for himself as that is the person who i was addressing in my review. The point is Pastor David knows who i am, and your experience doesn’t negate my experience. 2nd edit @Kai Wu I quote you, “My comment was not intended to dismiss or invalidate your experience.” Please go back to your last two sentences on your first post. “When a concern is shared publicly, it is only natural for others to respond and offer perspective, particularly when they may have had different experiences.” How can you offer a perspective when i was addressing a specific person on a situation you are unaware of? “At the same time, others may also share their viewpoints, especially when a public review can influence how readers perceive a person or organization.” Yes, of course. Everyone can share viewpoints, but it was unnecessary for you to address me. You could have just shared your own experience. I have been traumatized and hurt when i was reaching out to Pastor David, to be clear, not by Pastor David himself, but the way you raised suspicion on my review was insensitive. Regardless, thank you for explaining your true intentions. I am happy to hear God has helped your growth within the church.