WHAT TO EXPECT
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Small Groups/Sunday School
9am in the Chapel
Worship Service
10am in the Sanctuary
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Parking is usually hassle-free, but if the parking lot does get full, we have reserved guest parking closest to the front door.
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We have family-integrated worship. We believe that the Bible teaches that children ought to be present in the corporate worship of the Church and that parents are the primary teachers of God's Word in the life of their children. We invite you to include your children in the worship service and discuss the principles of the sermon with them at home in order to reinforce them.
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The focus of worship should not be on what one is wearing, but on God and His Word. We invite you to come and be comfortable, whether that means jeans and a t-shirt or your 'Sunday best.' We ask only that everyone's dress be modest.
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The central piece of the corporate worship service is the preaching of God's Word. Most of the time our pastor and elders prepare and preach in an expository manner, working systematically through a specific portion of the Bible. Even if the message centers around a topic, the text under consideration drives the sermon. The messages generally are 45 minutes to 1 hour in length.
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Music should draw one to worship God, not a performer. Our worship in song includes 'Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs,' including contemporary songs, performed by a band with drums, guitars, keyboards, and vocals. We often rotate musicians and vocalists to give opportunity for many to be involved in this ministry.
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What a person gives to a ministry is between them and God. Though we will take up an offering, we do not expect our visitors to contribute. We do ask that our regular members be faithful in giving to the ministry of the Church according to what they have prayerfully decided to give as an act of worship and a response of thanksgiving to God.
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The campus of Aletheia Church is located in a very multicultural part of town. There are significant populations of many different language groups in our own 'backyard.' As such, Aletheia Church currently shares its campus with three other language-specific Churches that we partner with in order to minister to the diversity of our neighborhood. From time to time we invite speakers from these congregations, take the Lord's Supper with them, or have a fellowship meal together. The body of Christ is truly diverse and we are blessed to celebrate this. You are welcome to visit our Burmese sister church Grace Bible Christian Church.