
Plan Your Visit
Who doesn’t want to know what to expect, right?
What to expect
We know it can be intimidating walking into a strange place to meet strangers for the first time, so we thought we’d tell you ahead of time what to expect. You can expect to see:
Young and old together
You will see a lot of children sitting with their parents through the worship service. We are a church that loves our children and especially the opportunity to teach them all about the great Saviour – Jesus! Our service is for everyone: instead of focusing our worship on different age groups and demographics, we strive to be a united body of believers before God in worship, and that includes whole families, married couples and singles alike. There is a “crying room” next to the sanctuary, with audio and video of the main service, for moms with smaller children who may need it from time to time.
Comfortable and yet respectful
When it comes to dress, the only biblical directives we encourage are that immodesty be avoided, along with any effort to draw attention to ourselves (1 Tim. 2:8-10). In other words, our main focus during worship is to be on God, while His main focus is on our hearts, not our outward appearance (1 Sam. 16:7).
An emphasis on the preaching of God’s Word
Preaching is at the centre of the worship service. God speaks to us in His Word. We love to hear the proclamation of God’s Word, and so preaching is a big part of our life as a church family.
Smiling, friendly faces
God’s grace saves and changes us. When God saved the worst of sinners, He saved us, so we have a hard time looking upon others and not hoping that, by God’s grace, they too will come to know the blessings of belonging to Jesus Christ as both Saviour and Lord.
Keeping it simple
We seek to do what God’s people worldwide have been doing for over two thousand years. We sing traditional hymns and psalms as a whole congregation to our God and Saviour (Ephesians 5:19). We seek His face through sincere and fervent prayer (1 Timothy 2:1, 8), and reverently listen to Him speak to us through the reading, teaching and preaching of His Word (2 Tim. 4:1, 2). Since we believe without reservation that the Bible is the infallible and unerring Word of God, we endeavour to make that Word the central focus of our worship.
We believe that it is the Word of God that (1) changes men and fits them for heaven through the salvation that is found only in the Lord Jesus Christ, and (2) equips us to live in this world in a way that pleases God and blesses our fellow man (2 Tim. 3:15-17).
So then, if you are looking for a church for you and your family, we would love to have you visit us. If there is any way we can be of spiritual benefit to you, please do not hesitate to contact us.
A typical Lord’s Day
Our typical order of worship runs from 10 to 12.
- Moment of silence and preparation followed by a Call to Worship. Ps. 62:5 “My soul, wait (serenely reliant and quietly expectant) thou only upon God; for my expectation (hope) is from him.”
- Old Testament Scripture reading: God making Himself known to us in His Word. The text is read with an applicatory thought.
- Opening prayer (the LORD’s Prayer, Matt. 6:9-13)
- Worship in song – Hymn
- New Testament Scripture reading: God making Himself known to us in His Word. The text is read with an applicatory thought.
- Worship in song – Psalm
- Doctrinal reading from our confessional and catechetical standards
- Proclamation: God speaking through His preached Word. Worship in the Word – Sermon (approx. 45–60 min), followed by a moment of silence, reflection and preparation
- Worship through the Lord’s Supper: reading of the Baptist Confession of Faith 30:1 and then 1 Cor. 11:23-26, with a prayer of blessing
- Worship in song – Hymn
- Worship through prayers & testimonies
- Corporate catechism memorization
- Prayer reading from The Valley of Vision
- Worship in song – Hymn
- Congregational Scripture reading
- Closing prayer
The sermon
We seek to plainly explain, verse by verse, the meaning of the Holy Scriptures, while also allowing the appropriate applications to exhort and encourage us as followers of Jesus Christ to grow and mature as His church.
The Lord’s Supper
We understand the Lord’s Supper to be an unmeasurable gift from Christ to His church, so that her faith may be continually strengthened and nurtured through its perpetual remembrance till He return. Thus, it is observed every service.
Christian fellowship
Every 4th Sunday we have a fellowship meal immediately after the service at the church. Each family brings food to share, usually something prepared in a crock pot. Napkins, water and plastic utensils are provided, and there is a kitchenette with a refrigerator, microwave and counter space with outlets.
Finding us
We meet on Woodward Avenue in New Castle. The full address is at the bottom of every page.