Northwoods Community Church - Peoria (IL)

5 /5 David Fox: My wife & I have attending Northwoods for over 8 years and we feel its just getting better & better. We usually go on Saturday night, it just fits our schedule better. Last night the worship team was great, as usual & Cals message was awesome. My wife & I feel he has always been a super speaker & pastor, but as he ages he is more humble & connects with his audience now more than ever before. As I sat there last night drinking it all in, I just prayed that everyone I know could be there to share that beautiful moment, experiencing our heavenly fathers love (our heavenly daddys love) & be blessed. They minister to my heart!

5 /5 Josiah Williams: I lived in Peoria for almost a decade, and Northwoods was a church that I often visited. For worship, for performances, for Christian comedy, for rehearsals, community events and more. Im thankful for what God continues to do at Northwoods.

1 /5 Adam Regguinti: If I could give a 0 star I absolutely would. Never have I ever been thrown out of a church, let alone the reason because a couple of 2 yr olds were acting up a little just being a normal 2 yr old. We were doing our part doing what we could keeping them quiet enough but the old lady and middle aged man ushers between sections 400-500 disrupted the Christmas service several times telling us to keep our kids quiet and to leave and to watch the show from outside because there were TVs. No empathy whatsoever and complete disregard for families with children. We sat in the family with children section specifically for this reason and this lady and man did not care. This was absolutely pathetic and I am astonished on the level of disrespect received from these two. The fact that we were told to leave goes to show that this church has no love for our children and my family will never return. Thank you for showing your true colors and what your church is about.

5 /5 Olivia strawn: I have been going to Northwoods for over a year now and have been so very blessed that I got invited to attend! God is working in this church like no other and to see the community come together to praise the Lord is incredible. I would absolutely recommend this church to anyone and everyone! We would love to have you!

5 /5 Todd Stupid: I have not been to your location. What was glancing through the reviews to see what sort of opportunities might be available. You had an individual named Adam Regguinti, that attended and left a review about your staff. First I want to say congratulations on your staff for doing what had to be extremely awkward and in a reasonably quiet manner, in dealing with this gentleman and his family. Our society is just grown to the point of not having any self-awareness this gentleman has indicated that he was sitting in a family and childrens section. Well, that doesnt give carte blanche to having his two children, if they were having a bad day, the opportunity to disrupt everyone elses enjoyment of the program or the service. Your staff offered the family the opportunity to go out into the corridor, to watch the program from the outer corridor on a monitor. Why does that end up being, to use his words, the old lady and the Middle East gentlemans fault for encouraging them to leave and take their kids out of theservice? It doesnt! It just means that our pathetic society feels as though they dont have to do anything to conform with reasonable societal norms when it comes to either their behavior or in this case the behavior of their small children. Im a father! I have raised two sons and I never!, would have allowed them to stay in our church services if they were having a bad day. Bringing children into the main body of the sanctuary for an extended time of sitting or trying to maintain being quiet, its just not a reasonable experience for most kids under the age of 7. Why not make it easier on everybody and just either not go to the main service, not go with your small children, taking your small children to the nursery or childrens church or if theyre having a bad day simply guidelines, the most churches in here too, and not make ushers out to be the bad guys, and simply just get up and leave if your kids are having a bad time! Congratulations to the ushers. A job well done.