We know it takes a fair amount of courage to go to a new church where you may not know a single person or any of the songs. So the first time you come, we want to let you know some things to expect so you'll feel more comfortable:

Come as you are.  No really, we mean it. People come in shorts, jeans, and occasionally fancy clothes. Dress up however you feel comfortable and it won't bother us a bit. Our sanctuary holds a mixture of couches and chairs to make you feel at home.

We're a different kind of church.  Sometimes our services are focused on service.  We help others.  We care for each other.  We laugh.  We interact.  Our pastor has a big beard. There's music, there's jokes, there's poetry,  and art.  There are married couples, singles,  babies, kids, teens, Baby Boomers, and a few folks in their 70s.  It's pretty easy to look around on a Sunday morning and wonder, "What do all of these people have in common?"

We like old and new.  We've tried to take the best of  church from the last 2,000 years and smash it together with our own unique culture and vision of the divine. Most of what we do is intentionally modern with a flavor of ancient thrown into the mix. Our music includes modern worship songs.  We also value older hymns because of their richness, but we still play them with modern instruments like guitars, keyboards, and banjos.  You might even hear a Taylor Swift, Tom Petty, or Garth Brooks cover.

Worship is what we're after.  When we gather, we hope to settle for nothing less than an experience of the living God. This experience of God then sends us out into the world to change it. We're reminded of this as we partake of the Eucharist every week.

What you see is what you get.  If your life is perfect and you never have any problems you're welcome here too, but most of us are just doing our best to make it through the day and to follow Jesus in the process.