ParkwayHills Baptist Church

Came for the 2÷1÷15 Sunday morning service — there were no greeters at all. We sat in the sanctuary for 15 minutes and no one greeted or approached us when we were very obviously visitors. Even the couple who sat behind us asked each other if they were new, one couple said they’d been attending for 3 years! Morning service probably had at least 400 – 500 people there. Sadly their special speakers really had poor attempts to talk about their ministry events other than «feel good» statements instead of talking about the growth/​development of those who attended. Even the pastor’s sermon talked all round the points except for what his points were — if they weren’t typed onto the overhead video, we’d never have known. We STILL walked out wondering what the point of the message was. Surprisingly we exited the same doors where the pastor was standing and he didn’t recognize us as visitors nor chatted with us other than to shake our hands & look to the person behind us. We heard a LOT of mentioning in the service that the church was about Jesus and reaching out to the community. This church needs improvement on recognition of visitors & gearing their services so that even a visitor will hear the Gospel message. Based on our visit, an unsaved person would be no closer to hearing the salvation plan after that service. They also had a small chat session about a church app called «The City». However as a visitor I had no clue what they were talking about until one of the persons mentioned it was an app to put on your phone.
I’ve also attempted to attend this church several weeks ago on a Wednesday night but after driving to an almost empty parking lot, I couldn’t even tell if there was a service being held. Left without going in. Even as a Christian visitor, there is much lacking in this church especially with no clear plan of the salvation message presented. I have no idea how they have so many members. Clearly a «feel good» kind of place and focused on socializing with their own selves.

Fantastic neighborhood church in West Plano. About 500 each week in service on Sunday. Very welcoming and great for families. I’ve been going here since 2007.
Pastor Sam preaches from the Bible and keeps it interesting. Associate Pastor is also very energetic and biblically-​based. Lots of activities for young and old alike. Get in a LifeGroup (aka Sunday School class) if you want to really plug in.
Huge new building for preschool both Sundays and 3-​day weekdays.
If you want a more personal experience, I would definitely look at ParkwayHills.