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The
worship style of First Church of God is perhaps best described as
“blended.” This means that we seek to
blend the old, enduring practices of Christian worship with new,
contemporary
expressions of love for God. On a given
Sunday, we may sing some of the old hymns of the church, as well as
some modern
songs and choruses. We may observe and
respond to a modern liturgical dance, a dramatic sketch or a video
clip; or we may
repeat an ancient prayer or recite a very old confession of faith. In all of these forms, old and new, our
worship is intended to bring praise to God and to help us to respond
faithfully
to God’s transforming love.
By
intention, our two Sunday morning worship services are identical. While we have great respect for many churches
that have opted to provide two or more very different worship services
(traditional and contemporary, for example), we have chosen to have two
identical, blended services. Our blended
worship is intended to bring together a diverse gathering of people. A quick glimpse around on any given Sunday
morning will show that that has in fact happened! The very young and the very old (and all ages
in between) gather during the 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.*
services. We believe that this sort of
diversity brings
praise to God and reflects God’s intentions to form a church that
breaks down
barriers (such as age differences and music preferences) that all too
often
separate people from one another (see Galatians 3:28).
*From
September through June we have two worship services, one at 8:30 a.m. and
another at 11:00 a.m. In July and August we have one service,
beginning at 9:00 a.m.
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