A church for people who feel church isn’t for them.
Sunday: 9:30AM, 11:00AM
801 Beirne Ave, Huntsville (5-Points)
Upcoming events
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Healing Service
September 20th
We believe that when we ask God for healing, His answer may be yes, no, not yet, or different from what we expected. No matter the answer, we believe in the power of prayer and in bringing our requests before God, trusting Him with the outcome. Join us September 20th during both First and Second Service for a powerful time of prayer and healing. We’re believing God to move in a meaningful way as we seek Him together.
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Lobby Dedication
September 9th
Join us on September 9th at 5 PM at the 2101 as we come together for a special time of prayer and dedicate the 2101 to God. We’ll spend time praying over the space and inviting God’s presence and purpose into all that happens there. You’ll also have the opportunity to write a prayer or Bible verse on the lobby floor as a lasting declaration of faith. This is come and go between 5PM and 7PM.
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Parent and Child Dedications
September 20th
We are so happy to partner with parents and join you in this special time of dedicating your child to the Lord and yourselves to raising your child in the ways of the Lord. We ask each family wanting to participate in the dedication service to attend a class the weekend prior. If you have already attended this class at Essential and are dedicating another child, you do not need to attend the class again. Register here.
You Belong Here
We don’t care what you wear, how many piercings or tattoos you have, what candidate you voted for or even if you know anything about the Bible. We are a church filled with people just like you with every kind of story imaginable.
It’s dark, it’s loud, and it smells a lot like coffee. We love Jesus.
We love the Bible, and we love our church.
We’re having a ton of fun, but we aren’t just playing around.
We love what we get to do here.
We think you’ll love it too.
Huntsville
Address
801 Beirne Avenue Northeast
Huntsville, AL 35801
Summer Service Times
Sunday: 9:30am and 11:00am
Last week’s Teaching:
“I tried Jesus and It Didn’t Work”
The sermon challenges the idea that Christianity “doesn’t work” by asking whether we have truly followed Jesus on His terms.
1. Have you been reborn?
Simply knowing about Jesus or being familiar with Christianity isn’t enough. Jesus calls people to genuine transformation and a new life in Him. Salvation isn’t inherited from our parents—it requires a personal response to Jesus.
2. Did you quit when following Jesus became difficult?
Jesus never promised that following Him would always be easy. When life gets hard, it may not mean Jesus has stopped working. Sometimes we have simply reached the difficult circumstances He warned us about.
3. Did Jesus fail you, or did something else replace Him?
Using the picture of the seeds in Matthew 13, the sermon asks whether other things have gradually taken priority over Jesus. Sometimes Jesus isn’t replaced by something obviously bad—even something as ordinary as soccer practice can begin taking His place.