Son, you have sinned too much, "You aren't dressed right", "you don't fit in", "you aren't acting as you should". These are all things that you WONT be told when coming to this church. I have been going to another church in the area for the last 3 years and one a whim decided to try out Church of South Las Vegas for a few reasons. One, I wanted something more schedule friendly since my only day off is Sundays and the other reason was I have been looking for a place that really puts an emphasis on the children. Yes, I understand that we are responsible for our children's growth but you cannot tell me that your children growing up in a church community that concentrates on them and puts as much if not more time into the youth as they do the adults is not a definite plus.
We have been to two services so far one was Pastor Benny Perez in the Our House series and wow. I personally have not felt the overwhelming presence in a room like that in that last few years. and this last weekend a guest speaker that really put it on. 3 years ago I was in a spot that I was not sure if I would ever return to church at all. I did and recently I had found myself wanting more, wanting to be challenged and I think I have found that.
Just this last weekend the fun fest that put on for the kids was awesome. I have really been missing things like that for my daughter who is 4 and my son that is 15 months. It could not mean more to me as a parent to have my daughter come to me almost every night of the week super excited and asking to go to the "new" church. She really enjoys her time spent in the children's programs, especially since they have a praise and worship time for the kids and anyone that knows my daughter knows she loves to sing and dance.
I am very excited about this new part of our life and cannot wait to see what is to come. I have listened to almost all of the podcasts and recent messages on the website and I am digging Pastor Benny's style.