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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Mother's Day at Essential
May 10th
Call your mom (or your kid) and invite her (them) to Mother's Day at Essential! We are going to have a sweet time together with food and giveaways. It will be a special day of appreciation for all the moms in our lives, so please make plans to be here! We will also be having baby dedication that day.
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Youth Work Day and Ice Cream
May 9th
Youth! We will meet at 2101 (2101 Mastin Lake Rd) at 8 AM on May 9 to help move everything out of the building and prepare for demolition. There will be several odd jobs there as well, and we will bring some health snacks. Plan on staying for around 4 hours, and then we will bus to Cozy Cow downtown for a treat! We will bus back to the 2101 for pickup around 2:00.
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Wednesday Night Prayer
Every Wednesday
Join us for a weekly time of prayer at The 2101. When we meet God, we want him to say “Essential is a PRAYING church. This prayer time will not be focused on anything in particular, it will just be a meaningful time of prayer for whatever is on your heart.
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: What’s Quietly Killing Intimacy in Your Marriage?
If you’re not a Christian, this might sound intense… but what if this is the one area of your marriage that, if you got it right, could take things from “fine” to thriving?
In this message from They Have Problems. We Have Problems., we walk through 1 Corinthians 7:3–5 and tackle a topic most people avoid but Scripture speaks clearly about: physical intimacy in marriage.
The Apostle Paul addresses something incredibly practical and surprisingly common… marriages where intimacy has faded, become one-sided, or disappeared altogether. But instead of shame or control, the Bible calls husbands and wives to something radically different: mutual self-giving.
This sermon unpacks:
Why intimacy is not optional in marriage, but essential
The difference between a marriage that survives and one that thrives
How withholding can quietly damage your relationship
What to do when your marriage feels distant, strained, or even on the brink
Practical, honest next steps you can take this week
More than anything, this message points to the gospel. At the center of Christianity is not a God who takes, but a Savior who gives. And that same posture is meant to shape every marriage.
Whether your marriage is strong, struggling, or somewhere in between, this is a message about healing, humility, and learning to love like Jesus.