What can you expect when you come to visit us?
You will find a small band of believers who want to establish a new Orthodox church.
You can expect a reverent, traditional experience of Christian liturgical worship rooted in 2000 years of continuous practice.
You will find young people who want to reach out to the world in love and compassion.
You will find a warm and welcoming small group in the early stages of starting a congregation.
You will find a group of people gathered to worship, hear the Word of God, and recieve Communion.
You can expect the service to last about hour and fifteen minutes.
What will you experience when you visit?
You will experience a small, intimate and genuine group of worshipers.
You will smell incense, hear prayers, and see people make the sign of the cross.
You will hear us chant prayers, recite our faith and sing modern hymns, some with recorded music (until we have a musician).
You will hear the scriptures read and hear a biblical sermon that practically informs your spiritual life.
You will have an opportunity to receive Holy Communion* in bread and wine, and receive prayer for healing and comfort.
Why should you invest yourself in a new church?
New churches reach out to the un-churched.
New churches are not stuck in a rut, old, and predictable.
New churches have a high commitment level and compelling vision.
New churches find new ways to reach people and serve the community.
New churches require the sort of sacrifice that God can use to strengthen your spiritual life.
New churches provide an opportunity to get in on the ground floor and help shape the mission.
And this new church presents an opportunity for people who want to enter Holy Orthodoxy.
* We are offering Holy Communion to baptized believers while the church is in the process of being catechized. Once we are fully received into Holy Orthodoxy communion is reserved for Orthodox Christians only, however blessed bread is still distributed.
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