We visited from out of town and received a very warm welcome from members and leadership. Four elders went out of their way to greet us, as well as several other members. The greeting was more than a mere "nice to have you." Even after they found out that we were from out of town, and not prospective members, they continued to engage us with genuine hospitality. The worship was reverent, using both traditional hymnody and modern music. The music selections were good for teaching and prayer. The goal was clearly to glorify God. The preaching was solid. The message was a careful exposition of a biblical text, making one key point from the text and judiciously applying it to life. There was appropriate explanation of the Bible passage to aid in understanding the meaning of the passage. The application was intelligent and challenging. The prayers were well ordered and sincere. Nothing in the service seemed frivolous or purposeless. There was a definite progression in the liturgy with a recognition that we were in the presence of a holy and gracious God. The whole family is encouraged to participate in worship (even young children). We were truly pleased to find such a church while away from our own. We will continue to visit here, Lord willing, when we are in the area on the Lord's Day.
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We visited from out of town and received a very warm welcome from members and leadership. Four elders went out of their way to greet us, as well as several other members. The greeting was more than a mere "nice to have you." Even after they found out that we were from out of town, and not prospective members, they continued to engage us with genuine hospitality. The worship was reverent, using both traditional hymnody and modern music. The music selections were good for teaching and prayer. The goal was clearly to glorify God. The preaching was solid. The message was a careful exposition of a biblical text, making one key point from the text and judiciously applying it to life. There was appropriate explanation of the Bible passage to aid in understanding the meaning of the passage. The application was intelligent and challenging. The prayers were well ordered and sincere. Nothing in the service seemed frivolous or purposeless. There was a definite progression in the liturgy with a recognition that we were in the presence of a holy and gracious God. The whole family is encouraged to participate in worship (even young children). We were truly pleased to find such a church while away from our own. We will continue to visit here, Lord willing, when we are in the area on the Lord's Day.