The River at Tampa Bay Church - Tampa (FL)

5 /5 Alex Appenzeller: I’ve been coming here for 3 years so far and it’s the most amazing church I’ve ever been to. I grew up in the Catholic Church so this is wildly different. This church is ALIVE with the power and presence of God.. and they believe the whole Bible!! The testimonies every Sunday are my favorite part.. they will change your life!

2 /5 Sarah zagardo: I came to check out the service for Easter. Seemed really nice at first, but when I went to check out the nursery area and change my son we sat down for a moment so I could give my 1 year old some food, the woman Barbara came in and said we couldn’t be in there. I literally was in there for maybe 5 mins and she assumed I wasn’t breastfeeding cause she said that’s the only way I could be in there. Excuse me? How can you make that assumption? I guess cause she wanted to see my breast out to leave me be. I would never leave my child with that lady and don’t think anyone else should either. She comes off very rude and doesn’t seem genuine. Felt I was being chased out by her. hope y’all are running background checks on people. Prob won’t be back cause my experience was not pleasant. Don’t know how yall expect children to sit through a 4 hour service and not act up.

5 /5 Arianna Regueiro: Read this. If you’re skeptical of this church, don’t be. The pastors of this church have been such a blessing to me and my familys life.Through discipleship Of God‘s word in this church my husband and I left a life of drug addiction and on and off homelessness to pursue God and now the fruits of the spirit is evident in our lives. This church helps people know and understand that Jesus came to bring us life and life abundantly. Everyone here is lovely and…they are just people at the end of the day. I was going through some of the reviews and most people get offended at what someone did or didn’t do… people are people, no one is perfect but Christ Jesus. If you want your life changed don’t come in to church JUST on Sundays. There is in person services everyday of the week except Saturdays. Come expectant.

1 /5 Stephanie Gentile: I would not recommend this "church." The pastor was straight rude tonight to his audience, he said, and you can go watch this evenings service back."Whats wrong with everyone? You should see your faces! Did they get bussed in from a mental institution!" He wasnt happy because his audience wasnt being loud and enthusiastic. After he insulted everyone, some people jumped up to appease him, and he wasnt happy with that either. lol The lady spent an awkward amount of time encouraging everyone to give money after telling a story about her getting paid $175 as a kid and we all get way more money now so we can give more. We were really hoping to hear the sermon of birth of Jesus Christ tonight. I hope his cult will hoot and holler for him at his next service or be prepared to be insulted! You have to hand over your drivers license for info to be entered in, give your phone number, and then you are given a wristband to enter into this "church."

1 /5 Nathan Newsome: I went to this church with an open mind. I applied to their so-called free scholarship university. I had two very good friends and a pastor who has known me my entire life take their time to help me through the application process for their so-called free scholarship university. My application was rejected, and when I attempted to inquire not once, but twice of the reasons for rejection… I was completely ignored, and no attempts from any of their staff were made to reach out to me, and explain to me the reasons behind the rejection. At first, I was extremely impressed with the attention of detail to the admission process, but as soon as you are rejected…. It is as if you are placed in the dark, and you no longer exist to them. I sincerely did not want to leave a bad review, but for the good that many of those attending are attempting to do to represent the goodness of Christ, the leadership within this church is severely lacking regarding the design of Godly leadership and is missing the mark on many things. In the end, this church turned out to be some thing of what many could call a very well crafted money making building machine. The Senior Pastor is extremly rude to his staff in front of others… Maybe he doesn’t intend to come across as such, but more people in love need to approach him and tell him that he needs to change his demeanor towards his staff when he is not happy about something. Church is also not a place to ramble on about a Pastor’s personal interest in racing and showing his lap times. In conclusion, I see the good in the people attempting to serve, but this leadership needs adjustment in a manner in which they respect people, and not disregard individuals that don’t align with their business agenda.