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Your Story Is Safe Here

You do not have to clean yourself up or explain your past before you belong. At Next Level Church, you can come exactly as you are.

Clay Monkus · September 11, 2026

It doesn't matter what's in your past. It doesn't matter what's going on right now. It doesn't matter what questions you're carrying, or whether you believe what we believe yet.

We're just glad you're here.

John 3:17 says God didn't send Jesus to condemn the world, but to save it. That's the posture we're trying to take with you. Nobody here is going to size you up, wait for you to clean yourself up, or expect an explanation before you belong. You get to walk in exactly as you are.

And here's what usually happens when people actually open up around here: somebody says “me too.” Or you get introduced to someone who carried the same stuff you're carrying, and who, with Jesus, found their way to the other side of it. Next Level Church is full of people who used to sit exactly where you're sitting.

God's not done with your story.

One more thing we want you to know: God's not done with your story. No matter what your story is, this isn't where it ends.

So bring the parts of your story you'd rather not tell anyone. Bring your doubts. Bring your questions. You're safe here.

There’s a place for you

Bring your whole story

You do not need all the answers before you walk through the doors. We would love to welcome you this Sunday.

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