SDA Churches in Lincoln
There are several Adventist churches in Lincoln, and each one has a distinct feel to it. College View Church (CVC) is the closest, and many Union students choose to attend there. However, for some, CVC isn’t quite the right fit. There are other options in Lincoln, all within a five to twelve minute drive from campus.
Piedmont Park is the closest church and is about five minutes away. It is mid-sized with about 150-200 regular attendees. Despite its size, it still has a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. The young adult sabbath school provides breakfast and systematically reads through a book of the Bible and discusses it. Pastor Halfhill is a good speaker and preaches relevant and engaging sermons. There is an excellent potluck once a month.
Capitol View is a small church about eight minutes from Union. A senior at Union described it as a very personable church with a great young adult sabbath school. She enjoys the building’s architecture and says they have potluck every week.
Allon Chapel has a “live, energetic and intentional” service. This small church is often full. Brain Garcia, a frequent attendee, reports that it boasts “a multi-cultural family-oriented worship experience! In other words, it’s a whole vibe! Other than that, our pastor, Marcus Larivaux, always has a word to speak.” Garcia attends Allon Chapel because it reminds him of his home church and the people there care about each other even outside of the weekly services.
The Hispanic church, which is about 10 minutes away, is very traditional for a Hispanic church according to Isaac Eli. He attends there “because it feels more like I’m in my home country. I would recommend the Hispanic church because we have good diversity of cultures - around 20 different counties represented - with different perspectives on religion and other things. Having different perspectives helps to approach a situation from different points of view. Also, we have a great diversity of foods at potluck.”
Another very traditional church is Northside. Hannah Olin attends there and says that “they sing hymns and stick to the more conservative modern songs.” They are “very warm and inviting,” she continues. “The congregation is smaller, so everyone knows everyone. They welcome you with a smile and send you home with a hug. You are instantly one of the family.” Olin enjoys Northside because it reminds her of her closely-knit church at home.
“New Creation is a place where Christians, usually hurt by the church in the past, can come back to Jesus in a non-judgmental and healing atmosphere,” states Ramsey Mesnard, who has attended New Creation for a while. He says that many people who attend admit to struggling with something in their life that troubles them. “The community of New Creation actively goes out of its way to help members that struggle with things like addiction, trauma, and other worldly inflictions,” Mesnard explains. “This is done through a lot of prayer, physical work, letters and any other ways that people can help.” New Creation is a place where healing occurs and God is at the center of everything.
Hopefully now you have a good idea about what some of the other Seventh-day Adventist churches in Lincoln are like, and now you can pick one to visit.
Jade Covel is a senior studying business administration.