We know how hard it can be both to make the decision to visit a new church and to actually attend for the first time. We want you to feel comfortable and welcome at all times and hope that any questions or concerns you might have will be answered below.
Also, please free to email us any question you may have!
If you or your family are anything like ours – getting everyone ready to leave the house is not always the most painless and stress free task. We understand.
We do our best to begin our services on time, although we usually get officially started a few minutes late. Please know: every Sunday many of our favorite families show up a few minutes late. You will be welcome 15 minutes before the scheduled start time or 15 minutes afterwards!
We have two driveways and two parking lots – and it can be a tad confusing for some people on their first visit.
As you can see on the map below, we are located on the corner of Elkins Rd. and Sweetwater Blvd. right across from Clements High School. There is a driveway off of Sweetwater Blvd. immediately after the intersection that has a smaller parking lot that we reserve for visitors. You should see signs along the road saying “Visitor Parking.”
We also have a larger parking lot in the “back” of the church that comes off of a longer driveway right across Elkins Rd. from the Clements High School parking lot. This is where most of our regulars park.
You are always welcome to park wherever you feel most comfortable!
“Come as you are” is not an empty cliche at our church. You will be welcome in whatever clothing you find most appropriate. Most of our regulars dress casually, although you might find a few folks who take a more “business-casual” approach.
We’re confident that God cares much more about your heart and lifestyle than the formality of your apparel. Dress comfortably so that you can worship deeply.
Both of our worship services are identical in every way except for style of worship. We sing hymns from a hymnal accompanied by a piano at our 8:45 service and we are led in contemporary worship songs by a full band at our 10:45 service.
Each Sunday you can expect the same basic elements of our service:
Our services typically last 60-75 minutes long.
We are proud to offer various Children’s Ministry opportunities during our second service (10:45 AM).
First – please know that all of your children are always welcome to stay with you and join us in worship in the sanctuary. We desire for you to do whatever makes your family most comfortable and able to engage in worship. The sight and sounds of little ones do not bother or distract us – actually, they remind us of the blessings of God and the reality of life in the real world!
We do offer three opportunities for children to learn about the love of God with in age-appropriate ways and with friends their own age.
1 – Nursery (infants through 2/3 year olds)
2 – Pre-K through 1st Grade (3/4 through six year olds)
3 – Elementary (6/7 year olds and above)
There are signs throughout our building directing you to the appropriate rooms for your children. You can expect a friendly greeter to help you navigate the finding and checking in of your children if you so desire.
All of our children’s ministry volunteers are highly trained, background-tested, and committed to modeling the love of Jesus they are creatively teaching. When you check your child in, we will ask a few important questions like: do you feel comfortable with them playing outside today? do they have any food allergies? do they have any special needs or skills that are noteworthy? We have many children with very severe allergies and pride ourselves on being able to accommodate children with allergies in a way that many churches are unfortunately not equipped to deal with.
Our elementary kids stay with us at the beginning of the service during worship and are dismissed for their class at the beginning of the sermon.
Our middle and high-schoolers stay with us in the sanctuary during worship. We’ve found over the years that not only do they enjoy it, but it is great spiritual formation as they grow into young adults.
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