What Should I Expect When I Visit?

At Joy Reigns Church we want to make your visit an enjoyable experience, easy, stress-free, relaxing. We designed Joy Reigns to be "user-friendly" for people, whatever their background, including those who have never been to church before. In fact, many of our people were not regular church attenders before starting at JRC. So you are in a majority when you visit! Here is a brief overview of what you can expect when you visit.

As you come through the front door, there should be some friendly people (we call them "greeters") to say hello, answer any questions you have, and direct you to where we gather for worship. If you come for Sunday School (9:15AM during the school year) you will see clear signs pointing you in the right direction to find the right class. We have developed a good check-in/out system so you will know your kids are safe and well cared for.

You'll notice that everyone is dressed comfortably, in anything from "office casual" to jeans and sneakers. If you arrive early, you«re welcome to have a cup of coffee (self-serve near the entrance) and pick up information in the lobby area.

When you come in the auditorium, you will be given a copy of the church bulletin and "The Weekly" which has the week«s announcements and an agenda for the worship service. During the service we pass around a clipboard where you can share your name and email address so that we can be in contact with you about how we might help you connect with the life and ministry of Joy Reigns Church. We will not flood you with emails or annoy you with lots of phone calls, but we would like to have the chance to get to know you.

The service usually begins with some upbeat music led by our praise team (an excellent band of vocals, guitars, bass, drums...). Our service follows a similar order each week that includes prayers, scripture, a time of confession, and Holy Communion. We do our best to make the messages interesting, enjoyable, and relevant to daily life. Hopefully, you will laugh at times and maybe feel a tug at your heart too. 

Holy Communion (also known as the Eucharist or the Lords Supper) is an important part of each of our worship gathering. All baptized Christians are welcome to share in Holy Communion with us.

The service usually last a little more than an hour (and believe it or not, the time will fly). Please make sure to introduce yourself to the pastor at some point before you leave.

Joy Reigns will pass an offering plate during the service. Some give in worship weekly, some mail in their offerings. Nothing is required but we believe all that we are and all that we have ultimately belongs to God so we encourage folks to give a portion of their time, talents and financial resources back to God for ministry in our community. We are happy to discuss this with you if you decide Joy Reigns is the church community for you. There is much we can do to be God's hands and feet in the world! Most of it requires our gifts of love offered up to God.

People constantly tell us that they really felt comfortable - "at home" are the words we hear most frequently. We hope you will stop by this Sunday! Thanks for your interest!