Questions people ask
Ask the awkward ones here
These are the things visitors commonly wonder about a church like ours. If yours is missing, bring it to the meal after worship or send it ahead.
- What should I wear?
- We take worship seriously, and the room reflects it. Most people choose business casual, some dress up further, and any modest clothing is welcome. Come as you are rather than staying home over a wardrobe question.
- Where do my children go during the service?
- They stay with you. Families worship together here, from nursing babies on up. Wiggles and little voices are the sound of a church with a future. A nursing mothers room is available when you need privacy, and if a little one needs a minute, step out and come back.
- Why do the children take communion?
- Because they are members of the Church. We baptize our children and welcome them into the church, and the Lord’s Table is for His people. When we baptize our children, we identify them as members of Christ’s people.
- Why do you use real wine?
- We are convinced that Jesus used wine when He established the Supper, and we lack the authority to alter what He established. The Jews used wine in the Passover meal, and Jesus established this sacrament in that context.
- Why do you take communion every week?
- Biblical worship is organized around Word and sacrament. As often as we are fed by the Word, we want to be fed from the Lord’s Table.
- Can I take communion as a visitor?
- The Table is for baptized Christians. If that is you, you are welcome at it. If you are still working out what you believe, you are just as welcome to sit and observe.
- What is the music like?
- Psalms and hymns, sung by the whole congregation with conviction. The Psalms provide the musical backbone of our worship, and a psalm sing on the second Friday of every month exists so we keep getting better at it.
- Do I have to be Reformed to visit?
- No. Come as you are and bring your questions. The bulletin walks you through the whole service, and the meal afterward is the place to ask about anything you saw.
- How long is the service, really?
- Worship ends around noon. A fellowship meal follows every week apart from psalm sing week, and on any Sunday you are welcome to stay and visit afterward. The time after the service is where visitors turn into friends, so build in room for it.
- What denomination is this?
- We are a member of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, the CREC, in the Tyndale Presbytery. Confessional, connected, and locally governed by our own elders.
The rest get answered across a table
Sunday at 10:30 AM, 601 Michigan Street. Stay for the meal and ask anything.