Westside Church

First off, I am new to this church. The church is ok for me. The people we have talked to so far have been really nice! I like a church with an older generation and they seem to have a lot of that at the 9:45am service which is nice. There seems to be security there every week which is nice for a big church but also sad but that's the times we live in unfortunately. The sound system is fantastic...movie theater quality sound system. The music is so-so though and I don't mean that to disrespect any of the singers or the band (they were great)...I'm just soooooo tired of contemporary Christian music everywhere I go. I want to hear hymns and gospel songs! I don't need to be entertained at church, I just want to sing joyful songs to God. The pastor seems like a genuinely nice person but I don't ever think I would get to meet him because the church is so big! I want to go to a church where I can be prayed over for healing, where I can be anointed with oil and have the elders of the church pray over me (James 5:14). Does this church offer any healing services? This church brings in a lot of money and I just wonder where all that money goes? How much money does the pastor take home? How much money goes towards the local community...to people who really need it? Why aren't there any crosses inside the sanctuary or pictures of Jesus? Maybe I missed them? These churches with the stages and lights and screens don't feel very welcoming or church-like to me. Also, there needs to be a water fountain upstairs, a bathroom, and having the elevator operating (I was told nobody uses it) would be nice because those stairs to get upstairs are steep! Anywho, that's just my 2 cents...not sure if we'll be back.

Its all been downhill since Pastor Tony and Mitch left. Gates on the entrances not very welcoming. Pastor Curt seemed very money focused and there was drama. Charging for tickets to the Christmas pageant, Used to be free and i knew many less fortunate people would come cause it was a amazing holiday show and i loved seeing all the kids get excited for the live animals. Disappointing what it's turned into i had many fond memories as a kid.

I have watched higher aim for years. I always had faith in Pastor Dodd and his preaching. A couple weeks ago his sermon was filled with Christian Zionism. Now again this morning it was there again, arguing against a two state solution. There are Christians in Palestine! I wish that Pastor Dodd would do some self educating and realize that that the Qur'an is more friendly towards Jesus than the Jewish Talmud. The Jewish Talmud says that Jesus is suffering in boiling excrement, that Mary was a wh--e, etc. Do the research. It is sad that Pastor Dodd supports and stand with a blasphemous country. Yes, some Muslims misinterpret the Talmud and misuse their scriptures in order to do what they do, but why support a blasphemous country that follows such a blasphemous religion and is anti-Christian? I am truly disappointed.