If I come as a visitor, will you point me out and make me stand up?
Not at all. Being a smaller and very friendly and welcoming congregation, several people may notice that you are visiting for the first time and they will probably say, "hello" before church starts, but we will not embarrass you by making you stand up and introduce yourself.

What is the format for the service? Lots of traditional rituals or no ritual or ??
Our Traditional Service has some rituals like saying the Lord's Prayer every Sunday and we may use liturgy during Holy Communion. During our Traditional Service we have an altar and our pastor wears a robe. During our Contemporary Service our pastor is in his "regular clothes" and there is little to no liturgy or rituals. If you are someone who grew up in a ritualistic environment with church and prefer that type of service, you will probably feel more comfortable at our Traditional Worship Service. On the other hand, if you prefer a more relaxed environment with little to no ritual, you will probably prefer our Contemporary Worship Service.

What kind of sermons does the pastor give? Will I understand what he is talking about?
Our pastor, in his own unique way, teaches from the Bible, but teaches it using modern terms that most anybody can understand and apply to their own lives. We recommend reading or listening to one of his sermons here.  Our pastor has a very unique style, and he can draw you into his message very easily.  His style is not condemning, nor is it judgmental. 

I haven't been to church in a while; I won't know what to do. Will I be embarrassed?
We sure hope not! Our services are designed for the life long church person or for the person who has never been in a church. Like any new place, there may be some routines that take a day or two to get accustomed to, but for the most part you should feel comfortable pretty quickly.

Will I really be welcomed?
We welcome everyone. It doesn't matter what your history is, what your lifestyle is or anything else! We are not here to judge you - none of us are in any position to judge anyone else. 

What should I wear?
Come as you want! Many people at our Traditional Service will be wearing their "Sunday's Best" but if you feel more comfortable in a pair of jeans, then by all means, wear jeans. At our Contemporary Service you will probably see a lot more jeans than slacks, but wear what you want.  It is more important for us that you are dressed in a style that helps you draw closer to God – for some people it is a dress, others it is jeans. 

I am not a member; am I allowed to take Holy Communion?
We believe that anyone and everyone can join us for communion. You do not need to be a United Methodist, a member of our church, or a member of any church or denomination. We realize that Christ died for everyone - not just one church or denomination.

What type of music will I hear?
During our Traditional Service, we sing the hymns you may have grown up if you went to church as a child.  Our Contemporary Service features songs you can hear on any modern Christian radio station.

What type of services do you offer and what time are they?
We offer a Traditional Service at 9:00 and a Contemporary Service at 10:30.  They are both very unique services and we would encourage you to tryout both of them.  Services last about an hour.

I have an infant, do you offer a nursery?
Yes we do! Our nursery is conveniently located right off of our worship area. You may drop off your infant up to 20 minutes before the service begins.

Do you offer Children’s Sunday School?
Yes we do! Right after our children’s message your child can go straight to Sunday School or, if you prefer, they are welcome to stay in the service. We offer Sunday School during both services.  Some of our members have their kids go to Sunday School during the first service and join them for worship in the second service.

Do you offer Adult Sunday School?
Yes we do! We offer Adult Sunday School after each service.

I am unsure about worshiping in a school – why should I come to Sanctuary?
Many of your parishioners have had this same thought. Once they started coming they realized that God is everywhere, not in just buildings with stained glass. We invite you to try us a couple of times and see for yourself.

Are you ever going to have a building of your own?
That is our plan. Once we grow large enough, we plan on getting land.

What are some of your core beliefs?
--Serving others and Christian faith go hand in hand.
--We find peace with God and spiritual fulfillment both in solitary moments of reflection and in a community of faith.
--Our Church is made up of people who share faith in Jesus Christ.
--We seek to make our private and our public actions congruent with our faith.
--In practice, we are similar to other Protestant denominations, affirming our beliefs through the sacred symbols of baptism and communion.
--We believe that salvation comes through the grace of God - not through our own works.

What are your beliefs about Baptism?
Through baptism, we accept God’s gifts through Jesus. There is no strict rule among United Methodists about how baptism must be performed, although sprinkling water on the head of the person being baptized is most common. We believe in one baptism – whether as an infant or an adult.



Are your services Bible based?
Beyond a doubt.  Our pastor has different sermon series through the year, all based off of different people in the Bible, different events, or different topics.  All of his messages are based on scripture.  He does a great job explaining the scripture and what it really means for us today.