One hour.
Wear whatever.
Nobody puts you
on the spot.
That's the short version. The long version — what actually happens, where your kids go, what to do when you walk in — is all below.
The basics
Sundays
9:00
& 10:30 AM
How long
About
an hour
What to wear
Anything
Jeans, boots, a suit. Nobody is counting.
When you arrive
Walking in is
the hard part.
It is for most people. So here is exactly what happens, in order, so there are no surprises in it.
Park and come in
Give yourself ten minutes if it's your first time — enough to get your bearings without walking in mid-song.
Check your kids in first
There's a check-in desk before the service. Birth through 6th grade, age-appropriate rooms, leaders who are background checked. You check them in, you collect them after. Nobody else can.
Sit wherever you like
There's no reserved anything. Back row is a completely respectable choice and plenty of us make it.
Leave when you need to
If a kid melts down, or you need air, or you've had enough — go. No one will stop you or think anything of it.
Before the 10:30, in the lobby
On the offering
If you are our guest, please do not feel obligated to give anything. Plates are passed for those who call this their home church
The hour itself
What actually
happens.
First
Music
Most people stand and sing. Some raise their hands. You are genuinely welcome to stay seated and just listen — nobody checks. The words go up on the screens, so new songs aren't a problem.
Then
A message
One of our teaching team, working through whatever series we're in, out of Scripture. At the end there's an invitation to follow Jesus — you respond by raising a hand, from where you're sitting. No one is asked to come forward or stand up.
Throughout
Prayer
We stop and pray during the service. Afterwards a team stands at the front and will pray with you about anything at all. You don't need the right words and you don't need to be a Christian.
First Sunday
of the month
Communion
Bread and juice, passed down the rows in trays, taken at your own pace. It remembers Jesus' death and resurrection. Pass the tray along if you'd rather not — that's a normal thing to do.
Every week
The offering
Plates are passed along each row for those who call this their home church. If you are our guest, please do not feel obligated to give anything.
If you need it
Español
Spanish translation devices are available — ask at the Connect Counter before the service starts.
Not ready yet
Watch from
your couch.
Plenty of people watch for a few weeks before they ever park in the lot. That's a completely reasonable way to do this.
We stream both services live, and every past message is free on YouTube with no sign-up.
Before Sunday
Tell us you're
coming?
You absolutely don't have to. But if you'd like someone to look out for you, or you have a question you'd rather ask before Sunday than during it, send it over and a real person will reply.