| Start Time:
10 am (give or take 5 minutes)
Order of Service:
Never quite the same cuz God shows up and does His thing.
Typically we have a time of praise and worship (singing songs
about and to God) followed by teaching from the Word of God.
Testimonies, dance, prophecy, special presentations, prayer
and personal ministry can all show up from time to time as
God leads.
Dress standard:
For some reason, what to wear is a major source of concern
for visitors to a church. Relax. Come as you are. Fashion
at FCF runs the whole gamut from those just getting off work
and still in their uniforms to those who love the excuse to
dress up in their best duds. On average people from medium
to dressy casual.
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Child Care:
We have nursery stocked with toys, rocking chairs, and small
snacks. Nursing mothers and parents of young children are
welcome to use the room during our gathering. At this time
we are not staffing the nursery with volunteers. We will announce
when childcare is available.
Kids Church happens most Sundays. Kids age 5-10 are invited
to come to the back room after the worship service (an overhead
is put up announcing when its time) for Bible teaching,
games, fun, snacks, crafts, drama and worship.
Style of worship:
You may not be familiar with our expressions
of worship. At Flamborough Christian Fellowship we have
an expression of worship that has its foundation on the Word
of God. Our desire is to be yielded to the Holy Spirit. Not
everyone who comes to join us for worship is familiar with
our approach. Because we want you to be able to enjoy this
time together, we are providing this explanation to make you
aware of some elements of our corporate expression of worship
and explain why they occur. No two services are alike.
First, we want you to know in visiting with us that we do
not want you to feel pressured to participate in any expression
of worship that you do not feel comfortable with.
Secondly, just because our expression may be more free flowing
or spontaneous than others, this does not mean that we are
more spiritual, nor does it mean that you will not find the
sin nature expressing itself at times. We are not perfect.
Third, if you are uncomfortable for any reason or if our
service tends to go a little later than you were expecting,
please feel free to leave quietly without being concerned
that we will be offended or that you will disturb what is
going on. Please feel free to come again
Finally, in every service, either the Pastor, the elders
or someone that has been designated by the Pastor will be
watching over the service. If someone is expressing themselves
inappropriately or in a way that centers attention on themselves
because of actions or immodest dress, etc. this will be dealt
with quietly, gently and with loving respect. It is our belief
that both quiet expressions of reverence and open expressions
of joy are completely in order when God’s people meet
together. Our desire is that there would be a freedom of expression,
mutual edification and fresh revelation of God’s manifest
presence, power and glory.
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Participation:
For the safety and enjoyment of everyone at the gathering
we have a few guidelines about participation to make things
run smoothly.
We invite you to sing and dance and join in with gusto during
praise and worship. Feel free to use the flags and ribbons
located around the sanctuary. The front centre is reserved
for those who have been released by the leadership in dance
ministry so we would ask that you stay to the sides and back.
There are smaller flags available for children to use under
the supervision of their parents.
In our meetings, unless special permission is granted, we
limit all expression of the gifts of the Holy Spirit to those
who regularly attend our church and we weigh carefully the
words being spoken.
Our ministry team wears badges so they can be easily identified.
Those on the team have been trained and released to lay hands
on people and minister to them. Unless you know the person
personally, for your safety we recommend not allowing anyone
without a badge to pray for you unless there is a special
occasion announced from the platform.
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