God created us to have relationship with Him, and our greatest spiritual need is to connect to Him. We do this in worship, where we praise and thank Him and receive His goodness, strength and love. We worship God as a community of believers with music and prayer, and we learn from His holy Word, the Bible. We know that worship is a family activity, and we strive to involve the entire family in the worship experience.
Nursery care is available during services (pagers are available), and children can participate in our children's worship program. We would love to have you join us in the worship experience.
Sunday Schedule
Worship 8:15 am
For early risers, our 8:15 service includes the call to worship, hymns, message, and sung prayer responses. Features occasional special music and tends to run a little shorter (45 minutes) than the later service.
Discipleship Hour 9:30 am
Our discipleship hour is a time to grab some complimentary coffee and bakery in our cafe, drop the kids and teens off at Sunday school classes, and dig deeper into your own faith in an adult Bible fellowship. (No worship service during this hour.)
Worship 10:45 am
This service features our choirs and a children's message. Our children's church program follows the children's message (see info at right).
Communion
We celebrate the Sacrament of Communion about once a month. We believe the bread and wine indicate the spiritual presence of Christ and that we are sealed in His covenant when we take, eat, drink and remember His sacrifice on the cross. We invite everyone who wishes to draw closer to Christ to join us in communion.
Communion is served to seated attendees using individual cups of red wine and white grape juice and bite-sized pieces of bread on trays. Children old enough to understand communion are welcome to participate.
Annual Special Services
The following are special worship services we observe each year:
Lent and Easter
We observe Lent with a communion service on Ash Wednesday that includes optional disposition of ashes. Holy week activities include Palm Sunday distribution of palms; Maundy Thursday observance; and a Good Friday tennebrae service. Easter celebration services are held at their usual Sunday morning times.
Healing service
Once a year we hold a healing service to pray for God's touch in our physical, emotional and spiritual lives. Anointing of those in need of special prayer is also offered during the service.
Advent and Christmas
Advent often includes a Sunday evening celebration featuring a potluck dinner and musical entertainment by our vocal choirs, bell ensembles, and puppet ministry, emceed by Pastor David and his handpuppet friends. On Christmas Eve we hold services at 6:00 and 8:00 pm so that our staff can enjoy Christmas day with their families.
