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| - Wow. Guess I should've looked at the reviews and photos here before taking my wife and daughter to Elevation Uptown this morning. Not the sort of church experience I recommend in the slightest.
Walked up and passed the VIP parking to a lobby with a DJ spinning some mad beats. The volume was incredibly, incredibly loud, so I covered my daughters ears as we entered and fake-smiled at the 45 greeters they had along the red carpet entrance. The place is definitely showy and impressive, you feel like you're coming into a big concert or the Oscars. No judgment I guess... Just know what you're getting into. Wait, yes judgment: I can't imagine a Christ of humility, simplicity, and accessibility enjoying this glitz and overwhelming sound and tech. Ok, end judgment.
We finally made it to the "sanctuary" theater, and all the lights were out. We were directed to seats by flashlight while the music actually got louder (surprised this was possible, seriously), and quickly turned around and regrouped in the lobby. My wife and I couldn't hear each other speak, I couldn't see anything in the theater without the flashlights, and we quickly realized it was not the church for us or our baby girl.
People seemed really nice and helpful (that second star in the review: I'm sure it's a great community of good-meaning people), but know you're going to church-as-epic-overwhelming-performance before you walk in... and maybe you'll enjoy the show... if you can still hear afterwards. We churched elsewhere across the street this morning and are very glad we did.
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