What can I expect on a Sunday at Covenant Presbyterian Church of the Low Country? And what about my children?
We are so glad you asked! It can be intimidating to walk into a new place of worship with unfamiliar faces and unexpected traditions or customs. We want you to feel welcome and at-home so that you can be free to worship the Lord Jesus Christ without any hindrances and to be blessed in His presence and truth.
The Lord's Day at Covenant Presbyterian Fellowship
Education hour 9:30am. We hold a traditional Sunday school for adults. Children are welcome to join in on Sunday school.
Lord's Day morning worship service 10:30am Our worship service can be characterized as reverential, orderly, and full of truth and joy. The weekly worship folder/bulletin is very helpful in following the order of worship as we join together corporately as a body to worship our Triune God in the unity we share in Christ.
Coffee and refreshments after worship. Usually someone has brought a home-made goodie that we all share with a hot beverage or refreshing bottle of water. We welcome visitors during this time and greet one another after worship.
An example of our trifold bulletin is:
We read and recite Scripture passages, creeds, and confessions together aloud. We do this all in a special order that we understand to be "proper and scriptural pattern[s] of worship that have been historically observed by the church, particularly in the Reformed tradition." (OPC Book of Church Order, Directory for the Public Worship of God, Chapter 1, C.3.a.)
If this style of worship is new to you, please don't be alarmed or intimidated. There is such beauty, truth, conviction, confidence, encouragement and grace in these hymns, Psalms, and confessions, prayers and readings. They glorify God and edify his church. Visit our What We Believe and Statement of Faith pages to learn how our beliefs inform our worship services.
Lord's Day evening worship service, 5:00pm. Return to worship with us in the evening! The evening service follows an order of worship as well, which is shown in the worship bulletin.
What about children?
Great question. We encourage the whole family to worship together when possible, and at the same time we do realize there are unique opportunites for us to teach/learn in age-appropriate manner.
During the worship services, a cry/nursing room is provided for children ages 0-4, and older children worship in the pew with their families. We believe that we have an incredible opportunity to teach our children how to worship and who we worship by integrating them in worship with the whole body of believers. Remember that Christ Jesus is also ministering to the children in worship by the Holy Spirit. It is a joy to worship together as families.
There is a private room which can be utilized as a cry or nursing room at your convenience.