Church Life

Every other month, we host a Welcome Lunch at the Westside Campus for those interested in membership, baptism, or just wanting to know more about the church. Here you will meet with Pastor Trey and Church Council Chair, Janie Lampo, as they talk about where we’ve been, where we’re going, and why you belong.

Alpha starts on Wednesday, January 28th, 6pm, at the Westside Campus. Curious about the big questions of life? Whether you’re a lifelong believer, a skeptic, or just looking for a place to connect, Alpha is the place for you. Alpha is a free, eight week series of informal sessions where we explore the basics of the Christian faith in a friendly, no-pressure environment. Each session includes a meal, short film and small group discussion where you can share your thoughts—no question is out of bounds and no follow-up is required. Invite others to go on this journey with you! Childcare provided for birth-6th grade.

This is the primary way we make disciples that imitate Jesus. Circles are groups of 12-16 that meet weekly or bi-weekly. The goal of Circles is to practice imitating Jesus together so that you can become people that love God, love neighbor and love self. We have Circles that meet at different times, days, and frequencies.

Inner Circles help people experience and become the love of God through intentional relationships that imitate Jesus and discern the working of the Holy Spirit. They are small groups of 3-5 men or women, that meet weekly or monthly, to discern what the Spirit of God is doing within each person’s life. Inner Circles Read together, pray together, and meet together.

Sunday nights from 5pm-7pm, we host our Youth Nights at the Westside Campus that will include those in 5th-12th grade! This will be a night focused on helping youth love God, love neighbor, and love self. We will have food, games, messages, and circles for conversations and questions. If your looking for a night for youth to have fun and explore faith, this is the place!

As a community, we form ourselves around the Lord’s prayer three times daily. In the morning, we sit with God in silence seeking to be formed by God. Midday, we pray for people and places. In the evening, we pray for ourselves through gratitude, confession, and paying attention to the ways God moved through our day.

As part of the Wesleyan tradition, we carry out the practice of fasting once a week. The Wesleyan fast is on Wednesdays or Fridays until 3pm. If you cannot fast from food due to medical reasons, practice abstinence from media or some sort of rhythm that is consistent in your life. The practice of fasting and abstinence is to draw us towards humility and obedience. It helps us to carry our crosses the way that Jesus carried his.

As a community, we are encouraged to take 24 hours to stop, rest, delight, and worship from Saturday dinner to Sunday dinner. We encourage Saturdays nights for friends and Sunday nights for family. On Sunday mornings, we gather as a community for one of our worship services. This gives us an opportunity to be human beings and not human doers.