Northwoods Community Church Reviews

 Excellent. Great job. Always a great tradition

 I thought the program was exceptional this year. Great job!!

 I took my granddaughter to the restroom and we couldn't get back in the auditorium because all the doors were locked. Don't understand why they would look the doors. We didnt get to see all of the show because we couldn't get back in. It would have been nice if someone would have been available to open the door or if they weren't going to let people back in an announcement should have been made telling people. It seems a bit unsafe that the doors were locked.

 Gospel message was great! Vocalists were wonderful! Would have preferred less dancers. Our group of 2 families did not get one bell. Saw people with several. Frustrating that some of the early entry people reserved more than 20 seats.

 I just had a little problem bringing my tickets up. We could see that I "purchased" them and the person checking tickets was super kind and accomodating. What a wonderful production!

 It was a very enjoyable evening.

 I have attended the past 3 years, this years performance was the best yet.

 Perfect

 Always such a wonderful event. Such a great message. My only complaint is everyone saving seats. So hard to get families sitting together.

 my family and I love the show.

 So well organized and all the volunteers were friendly and helpful. Great impression for everyone who attended…..wonderful costumes, great talent, the best stage decorations and the bells in atrium and stage were so beautiful and loved the lighting on the bells for different music. Smiled at the Rudolph noses for children.

 It was a wonderful experience. From the songs, to the performers, to the pastor’s message, to the candles, and the kids’ activity bags - it was awesome! It felt so much more personal and less showy. The volume was overwhelming though. The volume is just too much. I plugged my ears through a portion of it.

 Blessed I hope my community give the help that you give to others, this Christmas we are not having celebrations and presents in my family, we have six kids but our present from God was to see this beautiful Christmas show

 This was our first time and it was amazing. The grandkids want to go again next year. They want their parents to go but they don’t attend church.

 Soooo good!!! The dancing and music this year is amazing!

 The sermon aspect was incredibly too long and repetitive, especially when the show started so late at night.

 5 stars

 Love the event!!! Can’t believe it’s free!

 incredible

 I've never seen anything like it! From the singing to the dancing and everything in between, it was beautiful! The volunteers were all so helpful with parking and working our way thru to the lines outside the auditorium doors! The only complaint was getting seats! It was crazy with people pushing and saving seats! I wish the had attendants filling rows up one at a time or even assigned seating would be helpful! I had my elderly Mom and it was difficult to get seats.

 It was wonderful. So much talent showcased to honor such an important event! Love that the good-news is shared as the evening’s finale. Thanks for giving us all opportunities to get amazing Christmas photos as well!

 Wonderful! Thank you for this Christmas gift to the community.Especially this year, with funds so tight , it has been a tremendous blessing.

 The whole family loved it!

 The music and singer, dancers were all very good. The beginning with those big balls floating above the audience was so fun. Also having the donkey with Mary and Joseph come in from the back was great, and 3 camels was so spectacular… looking forward to next year.

 It was an amazing preformce that was very well done. The pastor did an amazing job preaching the gospel. And I really enjoyed the song "ring them bells"

 This was our second year and again enjoyed it

 the production was great. We loved doing the candles at the end. The kids liked seeing the camels and the real and cute baby on stage. Some of the songs were hard to understand the words, sadly. Over all good experience.

 awesome

 Wonderful performances and message. Thank you!

 It was so good this year! Maybe Jon a little long but message was great. Costumes, music just loved it.

 I've always love the Christmas production.

 Magical’

 It was a great show! Jon's message was so good and explained the gospel so well. I brought 4 friends and it was the first time for 3 of them to attend Northwoods Christmas production. They enjoyed it -- and I am so glad they heard the gospel too!

 Beautiful as always. Peoria area is blessed by your event.

 They did an incredible job! I just wish it was a more practical show and down to earth so that we can focus the churches funds on other things in the community.

 BEST EVER!!

 We’re so glad to have attended. The message and variety of skits were wonderful. And to see the animals, a real baby posing as Jesus, the set design and lighting, the cookies, the bells given as gifts…it made it beyond expectations!

 We loved the production. Little drummer boy was probably my favorite with how the hip hop was brought into the song. Having the real donkey and camels was pretty awesome too! Loved the message as well.

 It was great as always. We were able to invite two friends who were attending for the first time. Some of the songs had so much going on that there wasn't as much impact. It is still a great outreach for the area.

 Alot of talent and hard work went into making that production happen, Thank You.

 The production is always a wonderful experience and I am always recommending it to others, however, the sermon part of the program is a bit long and people, especially the children, lose interest and get restless.

 it was wonderful! Loved the recreation of Jesus's birth with baby and ani.als etc. Really missed seeing and hearing Pastor Cal sing with the quartet tho!!!

 it wasn’t one of your best ones. the ending was the best tho. my granddaughter lost focus as there wasn’t enough action. we sat in the balcony this time and the floor is much better for her to see. i’m NOT sure the solution but the message was great but maybe needs to be shortened because with all the kids.they start to get loud and it’s harder to hear. i think people lose focus cause they are trying to contain their kids. they ran out of the kids bags.

 So grateful to Northwoods for offering this to the community. My family has been coming for 3 years now. The drummer boy and drums has always been my favorite. Love the photo ops! The costumes are dazzling, the volunteers are friendly and helpful, the parking staff and golf carts are appreciated, and of course the message of Jesus’ birth rings loud and clear. The kids’ bags this year were amazing!

 Felt like overload with so any dancers at each song and other distractions. Oh, and I missed the gospel quartet :)

 Loved it all

 👍🙌

 I was so impressed by the talent and quality of every artist who sang, danced, and performed. Truly unbelievable — absolutely amazing! It was my first time at the event, and I was completely blown away. I found myself getting emotional and tearing up several times because it touched my heart so deeply. Everything was beautiful from start to finish.

 FANTASTIC!!!

 Wonderful, beautiful! Pastor spoke clearly on God’s salvation for the unbelievers who were invited.

 It was magical as usual! We love attending this show every year and love the message it sends!

 Beautiful!.

 It was wonderful!!! The Baby Jesus, the camels, the angels coming from the ceiling. Also, the drummers coming from the ceiling and the candles at the end. Beautifully done. Really enjoyed it!!!

 Wonderful night. We left, so appreciative of Northwoods for inviting us to enjoy the performances, organizing a great plan for entering, having helpful and kind volunteers, having photo ops, being kid friendly and giving us a bell!!

 Perfect

 Smooth getting in and out

 I never received a confirmation email with my ticket so I was unable to attend

 It was wonderful. So much talent showcased to honor such an important event! Love that the good-news is shared as the evening’s finale. Thanks for giving us all opportunities to get amazing Christmas photos as well!

 while I enjoyed the performance, I felt like the sermon portion was quite lengthy and the adultsvand children in the crowd were growing restless. We come every year and always enjoy the show.

 The event needs to use their row and seat numbers, it would make the event much more pleasant not having to try and find seats together for a large family with many children

 If I were at the civic center, I'd give the performance 5 stars as it was a 5 star program. I'm disappointed to come to a church program to hear about Santa Claus and Rudolph. I haven't figured out how the acrobats help portrait the birth of Jesus esp when from the balcony you are viewing ladies legs?!?! The songs about Jesus were beautiful. Love the drummer boys...this is always one of my favorite parts. Pastor Jon's message was very inspiring. Loved Silent Night .

 Every year I feel like less and less as put into the production. What happened to the big celebration or a lot was going on acrobats on the trampoline multiple dancers twirling. Hard to explain, but it’s just not the same.

 Disappointed. They ruined The Little Drummer Boy by having Rat music in it

 Wonderful as always !!!

 Wonderful and spiritual!

 I say the same thing every year this year was my favorite but like I say I say that every year, so it just gets better

 Our family really enjoyed the production! Thank you!

 Pretty okay, horrible sermon.

 The show was amazing. The message was beautiful.

 It was Beautiful. Amazing experience seeing all the talent and voices praising Jesus. It was very emotive. Beautiful.

 The creativity always amazes me. I loved the big balls at the beginning to get eveyone involved and hyped.

 absolutely loved it

 Excellent!

 The Christmas program was amazing!! It never disappoints! Pastor John’s message was very good!

 The event was beautiful. We go every year. It is so professional and entertaining. Seems like a production on a much bigger scale. Can't say enough about it - love the songs, the surprises, the costumes...everyone seems to have a wonderful time. Jon's message was on point and very much needed for where the world is today.

 It was fabulous!

 We Loved The Entire Production! We truly appreciate your Christmas Show each and every year. This is one our family traditions that we always look forward to.

 Best ever.

 My husband and I attended and though we are in our 30s's he is a bit of an old soul and didn't care for the DJ and the rapping remix on the classic Christmas songs. I thought it was upbeat and entertaining. There might need to be a better method to passing out cookies, that seemed kind of chaotic and a lot of people were missed.(At least in the balcony, not sure about the main floor.) Maybe they could be stationed at the top of the stairs and catch people as they are entering

 Loved the production!

 Great Production as always!

 Amazing!

 I can't believe the talent that's in the Church. Very enjoyable.

 It was remarkable. Every year we look forward to going. It gives me such peace listening to the message and listening to all the magical productions. It has become a tradition for me and my little boy that i hope continues throughout the years.

 Seats in upper right balcony are not very good because there is something blocking front of the tv. We didn’t get a kids bag and no bells. We’ve been coming for years so we enjoy it but I’d love to see return

 Loved the show and message as usual! One thing I did notice, was the outfits were dark in color, and it seemed like there wasn't much light. We sat in the balcony, so maybe that might have had something to do with it. However, we usually do seat up there. It just seemed a lot darker then usually. We loved the production and continue to spread the word of God and Northwoods to people.

 The Northwoods Christmas program was amazing once again this year. I invited a coworker and she picked up a "yes packet" on the way out! Hallelujah

 Always really love the Little Drummer Boy and the suspended drummers! Love LOVED the live Nativity. And for the 1st time in my life I enjoyed rap music, especially with lyrics shown! ABSOLUTELY amazing night! (I was a little sad that our family did not get a bell, but will believe someone needed it more than m

 family loved it.

 Wonderful! Great music and audience interaction.

 This was my first time attending this event. It was perfect.

 This was our first time attending and it was amazing. From our 2 year old granddaughter to my 80 year old dad. Wonderful evening. We will add this to our holiday traditions.

 The event itself was great. However we don’t need to hear a 30 minute sermon at the end of it. That really is a turn off. It’s long and boring especially for people with little kids. Maybe a couple words about the church is fine, but getting people into the door for this program and then having them sit there for 30 mins to listen to a sermon is a bit overboard.

 Can't believe we've never have gone before

 The production was fantastic as always. I loved Jon's message.

 One of the best ones we’ve seen over the last few years! Loved it! Could redo this same one next year!

 I loved it! The music was so beautiful! I really enjoyed all the singing groups and soloists! The costumes were such gorgeous colors. I look forward to coming each year and seeing and hearing all the wonderful talent!!

 Hard to see from the 3rd balcony - the performers were great, but it's the same show every year- maybe need to switch it up a bit and get a new message- Pastor was a bit boring. However, it's a free show, so I can't complain too much.

 The candle lighting seemed very dangerous and anyone could drop theirs and start a fire in a chair, carpet etc.... Not a good idea for inside.

 Up above

 everyone that was working was so nice.We felt very welcome. It's hard to make so many people feel that way, but it so important. Truly the hands and feet of Jesus.

 Wonderful

 We have been going for many years this show was good but not as amazing as previous years. Missed the men bluegrass singers, trampolines, more performances. Seemed like just a lot of dancing this year.

 The dedication, talent and enthusiasm was awesome as usual. Thanks for this wonderful ministry and gift to the community. One constructive criticism...we were seated in the balcony and couldn't see performers at the front of the stage where many of the

 Wish there was a less chaotic way of seating. Doesn’t matter how early you are.

 We loved it!! Great production every year!!!

 A beautiful event that shines the truth, hope, love and joy of our Savior. We invited the nieces and nephews with their young children. They all enjoyed the event and were excited to see children close to their wn ages perform too.

 my group loved it!!

 People were blatantly racist, spoke to everybody in front of us and behind us, but not me and my significant other the door reader on the left side side, spoke to everybody, but us along with the people handing out candles and directing traffic will never return again

 Thank you and may God continue to bless Northwoods Church to be a blessing to the community.

 Loved it!! I just wish we could have gotten tickets on the 20th, since that is the only day that we could take our grandchildren. We took them last year, and they have talked about it all year!!

 It was a great show, but the sound system seemed a bit 'off'. I wear hearing aides, and the clarity of the voices was not there. I liked not having an intermission - timing of show appropriate.

 It was great! I brought my adult son with me this year for the first time, and he really enjoyed the program too! I tell all my friends about the production, and they just can't get over that it's free.

 Perfect Performance

 What an incredible night! It was just what I needed to turn my focus off all the preparation and stress leading up to Christmas, to the One who is the reason for our celebration. Love the live nativity!! Loved Jon’s salvation message. I took a friend who I didn’t think knew Christ as her Savior. Heard her repeating his prayer, and opened the door for us to talk about Christ on the trip home!!! One negative-SO missed Pastor Cal and his quartet. That is always a highlight!

 I absolutely love coming to the Northwoods Christmas performance every single year. This is the church I got saved in 20 years ago. Unfortunately, I just felt like this year was a little bit of a let down. We brought several friends and hyped it up so much. I know it's a huge undertaking, so I don't want to sound disappointed, but I was really excited for the dramatics of Little Drummer Boy, the Southern Gospel bit with Pastor Cal, then some sort of special guest.

 needed a bit more known music and that was familiar music

 The whole show was wonderful. It was well put together, and the manger scene was spectacular! Still love the little drummer boy the best. Liked the addition of the rapper with words behind the drummer.

 WONDERFUL!!

 It was phenomenal as usual!!!!!

 OCal and the singing! ne of the best productions so far. everyone was so joyful and ready to help. Something for the young and old.I did miss Pastor Already looking forward to next year!

 Always the best Christmas program!

 anonymus

 Beautifully conceived and staged with great attention to detail. Massive amount of work is greatly appreciated!

 It's okay to have some traditional songs. It's hard to understand the words of some of the songs. Familiarity helps the audience understand and follow the songs.

 See above- everything outstanding. We even arrived 6:45 with throngs of ppl and were still ushered in welcomingly and did not feel rushed or hurried by anyone. Seated in balcony and enjoyed it so much. Such a beautiful sight looking across the congregation seeing all candles lit singing Silent Night. Beautiful.

 Too many circus acts for a Christmas production. Ministers and their messages were outstanding. Animals were a real treat. Would have liked more traditional music. Silent Night was a great ending.

 Loved the nativity scene and the message from the pastor was super.

 Great show!

 The event was so nice my family enjoyed it

 The Christmas production was absolutely wonderful everyone enjoyed it. The sermon at the end by the pastor gave a sense of joy and peace during this Christmas season.

 Great show! Very entertaining & wonderful message pointing to Christ

 Excellent

 We loved the production. We were amazed at all the talent. Beautifully done. Cudos to everyone involved in any way.

 The best one yet!!!