Sundays: What to Expect

We know a lot of questions often come up when a place or activity is unfamiliar. We love having guests and would like to do whatever we can to make you feel at home. Below are the answers to some questions you might have about our Sunday Gatherings.

Where do I go?

• We currently meet at 8700 Reseda Blvd. Suite 111.

What time do I go there?

• Service starts at 10am. You might want to arrive a few minutes early to give yourself time to park and find out where everything is.

How do I dress?

• We don’t have a dress code of any kind.  Generally, the attire ranges from casual to dressy casual.

What do I do when I get there?

• Make yourself at home, meet some people and check out the information table and pursue the resource table to get an idea of what we’re about. The people handing out the bulletins will be glad to help you find the information you need, figure out where your children need to go, and introduce you to other members.

What do I do with my kids?

• We have a team of children’s ministry volunteers that love children and work hard each week at communicating the gospel to them in ways they can understand.

• Children from infants through 5^th grade join with their families in a time of singing and prayer to start the service and are then dismissed just prior to the sermon.

• While we offer children’s ministry, children of all ages are more than welcome to remain in service with their parents. We encourage our parents to think strategically about how to gradually train their children to participate in all aspects of corporate worship.

What will the worship service be like?

• Overall we try to focus on what the basics of what the Bible tells us to do when we gather.  This makes our times fairly simple. We want as much of the attention to be on God and the good news about Jesus’ death and resurrection as possible.

• Music- Our music is a blend of traditional hymns and more modern truth-filled songs with a variety of musical instruments (guitar, keyboard, bass, drums, etc.). We love to join together in singing the praises of our great God and the wonders of Christ and His work on the cross.

• Preaching- Because we believe the Bible is God’s revealed truth we are committed to teaching the Bible. This means we are almost always teaching through a book of the Bible and explaining a particular section of it each week. We work hard to understand the meaning of the text of Scripture as well as how it transforms our thoughts, beliefs, affections, words, and actions.

• Prayer- Speaking to our heavenly Father in prayer is vital to our time together and is sprinkled throughout our services. We often take time to bring up specific needs in the body and together ask God to work in those situations. We cherish the opportunity prayer provides to express our praise, thanks, repentance and dependence on our all sufficient God.

• Lord’s Supper- Each Sunday we take the Lord’s Supper together (commonly referred to as Communion). This is a simple time of remembering and celebrating Christ’s death on our behalf and in our place. In eating the bread and drinking the juice we are expressing together our personal trust and deep union with Christ and His death. This is a time for both sober reflection and joyous celebration of the work of our Savior.

• Fellowship- Before and after service we enjoy spending time together simply sharing life. These are key times for us as a church family to build community and build individuals up in maturity and godliness. Often these times spill over half an hour or more past the end of service or into a shared meal at a local restaurant or home.

• Giving- We make a donation box available as an opportunity for our church family to express their love for Christ and help support the financial needs of the church.  Each of us seeks to give joyfully, generously and eagerly.  We don’t expect our guests to contribute financially- we’re just glad they’ve come.

• Meal- After our services we take time to eat together.  We enjoy good food and have found sharing a meal is a great way to get to know each other better. 

How else can I get involved?

• Besides Sunday Gatherings, the best way to get involved is to get plugged into a Community Group. Community Groups are our small group ministry and are crucial for living out life in the church as God designed. For more information contact mike@rcnorth.org.

• Other opportunities are less regular and many are informal. Check the bulletin for upcoming events and activities.

• If you’d like to meet with one of the leaders to ask questions, receive counseling or just hang out you can find their email addresses on the leadership page

Feel free to contact us if you have further questions. We look forward to seeing you soon!