Service Time & Location
Sundays9:00am – Christian Education Classes (Resuming in Fall 2012)
10:00am – Worship Service
Directions to the Tivoli Building on the Auraria CampusWorship Service
Services are held in the 1st floor auditorium (Turnhalle) of the historic Tivoli Building on the Auraria Campus. The building is wheelchair accessible and is easily reached from city bike trails or the RTD Lite Rail system. Complimentary parking is available in the Tivoli Parking Garage.
Order of Worship
Many of us are unfamiliar with the use of a structured liturgy (order) in worship. The word liturgy means “the work of the people.” It points us to worship as an act rather than as an experience. The experience comes as a result of the act; for we have come to do something (worship) and the blessings we receive are in response to what we have given.
Current Order of Service is uploaded before each Sunday on our What’s New page.
Teaching
Preaching is the authoritative proclamation of God’s Word, contained in the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. The authority of preaching is not inherent in the preacher but rather the text itself. The goal is to learn to live out our faith and apply the Gospel to various areas of our lives, not merely to gain knowledge. We strive that all of our teaching ministries combine intellectual depth with intense practicality, so that the deepest questions and issues of life are answered with honesty and with the fullness of the historic Christian message.
Children
We believe that children can truly know God, and should be encouraged at a young age to worship with the rest of the community. Although they may not be able to understand or participate in every aspect of the service, they often absorb more than we give them credit for. However, we recognize that many parents of infants and toddlers prefer to have childcare assistance during worship.
Our Nursery is available for infants and toddlers during the service. Parents may pick up their children from the nursery at the end of the sermon to bring them up for a blessing during Communion.
Children’s Church is offered for children ages three through six (3-6). Children attend the beginning part of worship services with their parents and leave before the Passing of the Peace for an age-appropriate worship time with separate teachings for the different ages. This time is designed to help kids understand how to participate in worship with the rest of the church by teaching them songs from our services, preparing them to serve the community on family Sunday, as well as a short story or teaching point that launches the week’s family devotionals (Worship Training). The leaders return them to the service at the end of the sermon prior to Communion.
Though we offer these separate environments, we encourage families to worship together for our main service.
