Your First Visit

What to Expect

Sunday Morning Worship Service is at 10:00 a.m. (Click here for the map and directions page.) The service lasts approximately 1 ½ hours. During the school year, Sunday School classes are offered at 9:00 a.m. Greeters will meet you in the foyer where you’ll be given a bulletin listing the details of that particular service as well as a listing of the week’s calendar and announcements regarding all the upcoming events at the church. In addition to greeters, ushers will be available to assist you in finding your way around. In the foyer you will find tables with additional information about our church, our denomination and the good news of Jesus.

Our worship is lead by three key people: the worship leader, the song leader and one of our pastors. The worship leader is responsible to lead the congregation in the order of our service. The song leader helps us sing the songs of praise to God. Our pastors teach us God’s word.

 Below is the typical order of our worship service:

Call to Worship – Our services begin with a church leader (called “elder”) reminding us that God calls us to worship him.  The elder announces the worship theme for that Sunday and directs our thoughts to God. Then he calls us to worship by reading a scripture from the Book of Psalms.  He concludes with prayer that the Holy Spirit may help us worship God in spirit and in truth.

Songs of Praise – One of the great joys of Christians is to sing new songs to God. The worship team leads us in a rich time of song. The music includes contemporary songs, original songs from our music director as well as classic hymns set to creative and soul-stirring melodies. You can sing along by following the words in the printed bulletin.

Scripture Reading – Oneof the main ways we worship God is by listening to his word, the Bible. The elder leading worship will read a passage from the Bible that will go along with the sermon scripture and sermon.

Creed – Following the Scripture reading, the congregation recites a common confession of faith declaring the unity of our belief as Christians.  We recite various creeds such as the Nicene Creed and the Apostles’ Creed.

Pastoral Prayer – Following the Creed, the worship leader offers up in behalf of the church prayers to God. In prayer we confess our sin, acknowledge God’s worth and grace, and give him thanks for forgiving our sins and the promise of eternal life. Sometimes opportunity is given for people in the congregation to stand up and publicly request prayer. The worship leader incorporates these individual requests into his public prayer.

Hearing God’s Word – One of the central acts of worship is listening to the teaching of God’s word. This is done by one of our pastors. They tell us what God’s word means and how to apply it to our daily lives to enhance our relationship with God, family, friends and the world around us. Bibles are available in the foyer for those people who don’t bring their own Bible.

Keeping in Touch Card – In your bulletin you will find our Keeping in Touch card. Please fill it out and leave it on your chair to be picked up after the service or place it in the appropriate box in the foyer. There is a place on the back of the card to write your prayer requests, which our elders will pray for during the coming week. The Keeping in Touch card also allows us to have a record of your visit and provide you with a way to request more information.

Following the service, we hope you will stay for a while so we have the opportunity to meet you. Please join us for a fresh cup of coffee which is available in the Fellowship hall (on the opposite end of the building from the sanctuary).

If you would like more information about the programs and ministries of our church, please feel free to browse our website, e-mail us at info@rmccmontana.org or call the church office at 406.259.7811