Sun Valley Community Church - Gilbert

The Celebrate Recovery Program had it's own unique personality some time ago but not anymore, Sun Valley is now taking up collections from visitors during the CR sessions and selling food (bland tasting food at Gilbert Celebrate Recovery). They should instead serve out more of the Word of God instead of selling food which by the way is provided by volunteers at no cost to the Church and then the Church turns around and charges for it. They sell books too. It didn't use to be this way, the Lord Jesus would overturn the tables and throw out the merchants. Freely receive, freely give says the Lord. This is the new modus operandi of the hour in mega Churches: all counseling in Churches is a 1 or 2 session stint with anyone in crisis and then bus them over to Celebrate Recovery and the Churches are done. All the Churches sending their wounded people to CR saves them from continuing to provide professional counseling on a sliding scale. This reminds me of the LA hospitals sending their no-insurance/sick people out in buses out to another town or state. No doubt this has something to do with lots of people not coming back to Celebrate Recovery as the rate of visitors doesn't make sense with the rate of retention as nothing substitutes professional intervention during emotional crisis. Having Celebrate Recovery take care of the people in crisis costs the church nothing versus with hiring a professional counselor which is good for the church finances but is it a fair to the wounded? Something is not right specially with the leader Mark using the A** word with impunity during the CR sessions and now he added a twist to it. He said that when he first came to CR he had "His a** wrapped around the axle of his truck" and he asked us to "visualize it". (disgusting) The program's rigidity during the open share sessions is one of No cross talk, no opinions, no advise from the rest of the group is a turn off. Step Programs have the same strict rules, "no talk, no opinions, no advice".
1 8 years ago (05-03-2018)

I attended this church for 8 years and i got babtized here (i no longer attend)..i rated a one in my opinion the church is all about money and small groups are horrible reason for that is my sister was in one and she was going through some things and the small group leader told the other people to not reach out to her and to leave her alone...that should never happen... she needed those people. Also mops group was a horrible experience for me...it is very clickish and the women who have been in it they only hang out with the other ladies that have been in it for awhile. I felt like it was high school all over again......I will never recommend this church.
1 8 years ago (16-04-2018)

Fantastic worship, Bible- based teaching, incredible kids' ministry, friendly people. No perfect people allowed
5 8 years ago (02-06-2018)

I currently live in Arkansas and I attend every time I am in the Valley. Chad Moore delivers a message I can easily understand God's mission that I am task with. I have been blessed to find this place. My son took me the first time. I encourage as many as I can to visit the website that are remote.
5 9 years ago (26-11-2017)

Such warm and welcoming people to us as first time visitors. The pastor spoke Truth. Great worship time for the whole family.
5 9 years ago (20-01-2018)