Here is an outline of how we prepare, and what we accomplish in our morning worship service...

8:30AM -- Volunteers arrive to set up our worship space (sound system, decorations, signage, children's room preparation, snacks, worship folder folding, musicians' practice, etc.) Musically we are mostly accompanied by piano, and stringed instruments. We sing a combination of hymns, praise songs [with good content], and incorporate Psalm singing every Sunday. The songs we sing in our worship service reflect the words of Scripture and thematically match the message of the day (We also incorporate choir pieces from time to time, so if you desire to voice your praise to God in song with a more "practiced & technical" offering we invite you to join our choir.) Our desire is to present beautiful music that encourages singing from the heart. Our desire is to present a more "orchestral" sound but we also present variety of music styles. We are certainly inviting all who are musically inclined to present an offering to the Lord!

If your family is in need of childcare during the service, we have an AWESOME facility with plenty of resources for the children. Be assured that we have a "safety protocol" for your children with trained and qualified attendants (look for those wearing blue smocks). Our volunteers have all willingly submitted to appropriate background checks.

Many of our families embrace an "intergenerational" approach to worship, training children to remain and participate in the service -- it's all about "family worship" and the desire to train our children at an early age about the importance of rightly approaching the Lord in corporate worship. However, some of our youngest members do require "extra attention." At these times we encourage our young ones to access our childcare room. The entire service can be viewed in this room through closed circuit television. We also have a seating area just outside of our sanctuary that provides privacy, but is also well within hearing range of the entire service.

If families need assistance with children during any time of the service, we have volunteers who are eager to provide help!

9:45AM -- Welcome and Announcements (We like to take care of family matters up front before the worship service begins). On certain Sundays, our children may present a song, or recite a portion of the Westminster Catechism. We also make special mention of any variations to our order of worship, and may practice a hymn or song if singing it for the first time.

Our typical Sunday Order of Worship is based on the following conviction:
God is the focus of our worship -- His glorious attributes and His wondrous deeds are ever before us. We approach God with reverence and with joyful anticipation. This means that we must approach Him in a way that He has designated. We believe that this is best done by acknowledging the directions of Scripture. Both the Old and New Testament sketch out a "covenant renewal" service as the preferable way for ordering a service. The following is what our service order typically looks like...

-- Preparation for worship -- An opening reflection on the focus of the day's theme followed by silent reflection and prayer.
-- Opening 'Songs of Ascent' -- A musical piece that is more like a prayer in nature as we prepare to worship the Lord and with His people.
-- Opening Hymn -- Our corporate singing will always be accompanied with the words in our worship folder. Trinity Hymnals are also available for the hymns that we sing. We also have an "opening hymn" of the month to help everyone to become more familiar with the wealth of doctrine that they provide. We invite you to visit the "Worship Service" tab on our website to view each Sunday's Order of Worship (posted before each Sunday service).

- CALL TO WORSHIP
-- A responsive reading from the Scriptures, usually a Psalm.

- CONFESSION AND CLEANSING
-- Prayer of Adoration, Confession, and Assurance of Pardon (Prayed by an elder, or corporately)
-- Psalm, Hymn, or Spiritual Song of praise

- CONSECRATION BY THE WORD
-- Old Testament Readings
-- Singing of a Psalm
-- New Testament Readings
-- Hymn or Spiritual Song
-- Sermon -- It is recommended that the congregation have a Bible open as each message is tied directly to a text of scripture (we have some to loan out each morning). Expect a message that usually lasts a half-hour (give or take).

- COMING TOGETHER AS THE CHURCH
--- This phrase comes from the book of 1 Corinthians as the Apostle Paul gives direction for how all where encouraged to participate in the public worship service in an orderly way.
-- Elder's Response -- This is a call or charge to respond to the message proclaimed (This elder is available to speak with individuals who have a spiritual need, concern, or question).
-- Creed or Confession
-- Offertory
-- Pastoral prayer for the congregation with the Lord's Prayer

- COMMUNION THROUGH THE SACRAMENTS
-- Hymn of Preparation
-- The Sacraments -- We observe a sacrament every week so that we may remember the gospel truths proclaimed. Therefore, we observe the Lord's Supper nearly every week, however on Sunday's when we receive new members in baptism we do not come to the Table. The whole idea is to recall that in these two sacraments of Christ's church are uniquely set apart to communicate the blessings and privilege of being a member of God's family. This can only happen with the assembly of God's people and is the highlight of each Sunday's service.

- COMMISSIONING OF THE CHURCH
-- Doxology
-- Benediction
-- Threefold AMEN

11:15AM -- Coffee, refreshments, and "fellowship" time

11:30AM -- Children's & Adult Sunday School (Adults reconvene in the "sanctuary" for an Adult Sunday School class that usually expands on a theme from the morning message, and is more interactive in nature.) We have two Children's Sunday School programs for those younger and older than Kindergarten age.

12:15PM-- The adults begin to assist with a modest "clean-up" procedure.

12:20ish -- The Children's Sunday School class concludes.

12:30PM -- We vacate the building, and often times go out to lunch-- Join us!

-- On the last Sunday of the month we host an "all church picnic" for the entire congregation in the patio area of our facility. It's a wonderful way to fellowship and meet someone new!

That's our Sabbath morning routine; we pray that it is honoring to the Lord most of all!