Astoria Community Church

ACC is a community church in Astoria, NY and loosely part of the Redeemer network. It is founded in the conservative, Bible-​believing PCA tradition but welcomes Christians (or just curious) of all persuasions. The sermon is typically trinitarian and redemptive-​historical, yet appeals to the emotions. Members are encouraged to participate in the service (either in the foreground or the background) and the congregation has been striving to increasingly serve and engage the community. Childcare is provided, but parents are welcome to bring their children to worship with them. Music is a mix of traditional and contemporary. I would attend this church.

Great bible-​based church! The music is uplifting and the messages are not «preachy» but are convicting and really make you feel something and THINK. I always leave feeling happy and unburdened. I’ve been attending the 11:15AM service for about a month now and absolutely love going!

Nice church, nice people.
The band could use more practice.

Incredible church! I have been to over 30 churches in the last two years this is it for me. The worship got to my core and I was in tears, I couldn’t speak or sing how choked up I was. The teaching is done by an experienced Pastor who knows how to research and deliver a sermon, giving references to Greek and Hebrew terminology. What really got me was that this is done in a synagogue, and you can see the holy of holies right behind the pulpit much different than any other church I’ve been to, my only gripe is no one reached out to myself or my wife to make an effort to get to know us.

I’ve attended Astoria Community Church several times. They currently meet in a synagogue that they rent out every Sunday. They have two services, one at 9:30 and one at 11:15. The preaching is the same at both of them, but the 9:30 service is more liturgical with traditional hymns, and the music for the 11:15 is more contemporary (with keyboard, guitar, bass, and sometimes drums).The teaching is sound, straightforward, convicting, challenging, and uplifting. There are lite refreshments after each service, and it’s a great time to get to know people from the church. They are very friendly and give you the feeling that they are welcoming you into their family. They don’t pretend to be perfect – they know they are sinners, and what they have in common is an awareness of what Christ has done for them, the need to be constantly reminded of that (the Gospel), and a commitment to encouraging one another and holding each other accountable. Aside from Sunday services, they also have fellowship groups and community outreach (such as ESL classes and park movie nights). This is a great community to be a part of.

I’ve been going to this church for about 5 years. What initially attracted my husband and me was the friendliness of the other people. What kept us coming back was the evident love of the church for God and Astoria.
The church is committed to Astoria and provides many services to the community. Since my husband and I live in Astoria, it was important to us to attend church somewhere local.
My husband comes from a conservative worship background, and I’m from a more contemporary background, so this church split the difference. The church now has two services – one liturgical and one contemporary – and yes, there are now even drums and electric guitars.
There is no such thing as a perfect church, but I give ACC five stars because it has become more than a church, it has become a family. Through the ups and downs of life, the people of ACC have supported me, my husband, and our two kids (added since joining ACC) in real and tangible ways. The church has been an example of what it means to live out the gospel in everyday life — and that applies to the way they live out their lives with Christians and non-​Christians alike.

I attended a Sunday morning service a few weeks ago. People were extremely friendly. A few people made a real effort to introduce themselves to me, which is much better than what I experience at most churches (aka absolutely no one says hi to me). Congregation is genuinely committed to investing in the Astoria community. Theology is sound (they are a PCA church, affiliated with Redeemer Presbyterian Chuch).
Worship was a bit tame for my tastes. I’m not sure if this is a product of it being a presbyterian church but hopefully they’ll be open to using real drums and electric guitars in the future.
The sermon that was preached that morning was pretty straight forward. I think I would prefer sermons that are a bit more intellectually challenging or have some twist that make them a little more out of the ordinary.
Overall, it’s a solid community church with great people. I might eventually come back to it since I live so close to this church but I’m still in the church «shopping» process.