Like most churches, its front yard sign boasts the message of the week and a hint at what Sunday's sermon will bring.
And one recent Sunday was no exception.
The sign out front boasted, "Pregnant Virgins Support Group Meets Here," a message that likely made more than a few do a double take.
Pastor Brad Motta, who joined the church just last summer, said the title was aimed at focusing attention on the Virgin Mary and her struggles that were overcome before the birth of Christ.
You can see the sermon HERE. It relates to what the Virgin Mary went through for months prior to Christ's birth.
"She finds a support group in Elizabeth (her cousin). She stayed there for three months and that is what church is meant to be, a place where you are loved and supported," Motta told us. "We would have a pregnant virgins support group, no questions asked. The church is a place where you go when you are not doing great to get support."
Other eye-grabbing messages have included, "Starbucks, Google Views, and Dying Churches," "Politically Correct or Tyranny With Manners," and "Michael Jackson, Donald Trump, and the Pope's Visit."
And perhaps the most attention-getting was the July 12 sermon, stating: "Black Churches, Gay Bars & the Beheading of John the Baptist."
That can be seen HERE and was a response to the hatred seen in anti-gay views and the shooting in the South Carolina church just a month earlier. He spoke about how the predominantly black church had become vulnerable when it opened it up to others who were not black -- including the shooter.
"They gave up some safety to open the church," he said.
Motta said his church has been positive about the eye-grabbing signs and sermons: "Morrow is a place where they like to think. What I tend to hear is it helped them reflect on the story."
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