What to Expect When You Visit

We hope the information below might help you as a visitor to our church’s worship service.

• We like to spend some time talking to our Father before worship. We are often gathered in a circle praying for the coming worship, the preaching of the Word, our community and upholding one another’s requests.
• During prayer time the children are gathered together for Sunday school. There are currently two classes. The children begin their class time with singing and prayer and then go off to their respective rooms to learn about different Bible stories and to learn about the big story of the Bible.
• After prayer, we begin to get organised and settled for worship. This can take a bit longer for the families present as it often entails divvying out crayons & textas, making sure everyone has used the toilet and anything else that arises when you have small children!
• Worship consists of singing, prayer, Scripture readings and the preaching of the Word.
• We recognise that even children can worship God and that they need to be in service as much as anyone else. We also know that sometimes a separate space for children is needed, and so we offer a creche for children ages 0-4, staffed by WWCC-approved volunteers.
• After the worship service we like to meander to the hall where coffee, tea and biscuits and conversation are waiting.

Notice, we didn’t say anything about dress code. Mainly because it doesn’t matter to us and it especially doesn’t matter to Jesus. What matters is the condition our hearts are in. We care more that people come with hearts and heads ready to listen, grow and praise our Heavenly Father.

Psalm Singing

One of our great joys in worship is singing the Psalms, the songs that God has given his church. John Calvin called the Psalms “an anatomy of all the parts of the soul,” speaking to the full range of human emotions that the Psalms express. In the Psalms, we have a rich gift from God to train our minds and our hearts.

You’ll notice that we sing a cappella (without instruments), and while we love learning to sing better together, don’t be intimidated! God cares more about the heart than skillful singing, and we invite you to sing with us as we praise our God.