Next Level Church: Fort Myers 12400 Plantation Road, Fort Myers, FL 33966

"Awesome church. We took our mission team here when in town. We were made to feel welcome and at home"

"I started going to the church early this year and it started off as a great experience. My wife and my entire family are no longer going to be going to the church after the last three services and today, the owners of the church literally asked and told the crowd to sell off any assets that they have or take money out of their 401(k)s to help fund their $10 million church so they don’t have to go into debt. This is where it takes it too far. I understand everyone needs to make a living, but when you are not sacrificing and putting skin on the table, but you expect people that are barely making it on a paycheck to paycheck so that you don’t have to go into debt is ridiculous."

"I wouldn’t characterize myself as overly critical, and I do not make it a habit to speak negatively about churches But I believe there needed to be a comment. The appearance of the church was great. The greeters were friendly ,The staff was amazing, the worship was beautiful and children’s church crew was probably the most put together I’ve ever seen. But then we listened to the sermon. I will be polite and leave my feelings out of it. I believe the title was “Threshold of Scary” the title pretty much sums it up. There was no edification, correction, or rebuking. It was framed as if it were written for middle school children. The pastors passion did not make up for the lack of sound biblical teaching. It was void completely of the Gospel. Scriptures were cherry picked to fit the narrative. The pastor described instances were well-known characters of the Bible who were dealing with profound spiritual conflict as hitting “Walls of Scary”. After service, as we were leaving the building and my wife asked me what we should do for the rest of the day. My response was I think we should go to church.."

"This was my first visit to Next Level. My friend Marcia invited me to join her this past Sunday. The environment is pleasant. Very unlike attending church when I was a kid and the religious university I attended. The presentation was more about inspirational healthy living vs being preached at using fear and intimidation. There was a full band with lots of singing. A guest speaker who presented an inspirational message about relationships with God, family, and spouses. This is the way church should be!"

"Next Level Church Fort Myers location has been my home church the day I first walked through the doors. Feeling welcomed in every experience really made me feel right at home. I have a particularly hard time being around a large group of people without having friends or loved ones accompanying me but over a couple of visits, I was able to overcome that with ease. The praise and worship is unbelievably ground shaking. It makes me smile big every time. Being able to feel God’s presence while I sing with all the people that I call strangers is phenomenal, it’s beyond me. I have tried out other locations but have never been able to get the same feeling I have with my home church. I have a special place in my heart for this church and it will always be where I find myself if I ever get lost and I have been before. It’s truly a blessing attending this church, you can’t miss out. If you just walk through those doors, you’ll get what I’m talking about."