I wish there was a bit more integration between the symbol and the name of the church, it doesn't feel like they need each other at all. I think you nailed the target, though.

(I can't help but think of the "Happy Hands Club" in Napoleon Dynamite :)

This is great. Any time you can design a logo for a church where the client doesn't demand a cross is a success. (I designed a logo for the church I work for, and everyone flipped when I even suggested not using a cross. Then I recently used it in an application and was told it wasn't "Christian" enough ... I really can't win with these folks, but I've already said too much about my own problems.)

The only issue I have is that I also see hands first, and then the dove. Is there any way you can make the hands a bit more subtle so that the dove is more dominant? (Maybe have the hands overlap so they're not so discrete.) The former definitely has a "happy hands" feel to it, and then one says, "Oh, but it's also a dove." I imagine saying, "Oh, a dove ... but it's also hands - neat!" would be a better response. Overall, though, it's very nice.

For what it's worth, I saw the dove first and then the hands.

Their last logo incorporated a dove, so most people I've talked to from the church see the dove first. Great to get more opinions though.

Hilarious, I didn't realize the similarity to the ‘happy hands club’. I've only seen Napoleon Dynamite once though.