WHAT TO EXPECT @ RELEVANT CHURCH

We know - it can be difficult visiting a new church for the first time. Sometimes you feel like a non-member visiting a country club. Am I really welcome? Will the people be unfriendly, or too friendly? Will I stick out like a sore thumb? How easy is it to leave, if I want to bail? Will they ask me for money? Will my kids enjoy it? How should I dress? Am I welcome if I’m not much of a believer?

While visiting Relevant Church, it is very important to us that you have an enjoyable, stress-free and relaxing experience. One of the ways we’d like to make your visit with us more enjoyable is by letting you know what to expect when you attend one of our worship experiences:

Each week our service will begin promptly at 10:30 a.m. During our services, which will normally be about 90 minutes, you’ll enjoy dynamic worship through music, media and a relevant message that will both encourage and challenge you in your spiritual journey.

When you arrive at The Ramada Inn (on Arsenal St. - Across from the Mall), beside Bob Evans, feel free to park anywhere.

When you get to the doors you will meet some friendly people (we call them ‘greeters’).  They will gladly escort you to wherever you are going if you ask. If you have kids, they will show you where to take them to register for the Relevant Kids worship experience. There is also good signage to help you find your way to the Conference Room and Children’s rooms.  Security is of the utmost importance to us. Therefore, we issue each child an id bracelet and each adult a bracelet with the same id number.  If at any time during the service, your child is in need of parental assistance, the ‘id #’ will flash discreetly on the projection screens in the main auditorium signaling that you are needed.  Also, you will be the only one allowed to check your child out of the Children's Church room so remember to hang on to your id bracelet.

You’ll notice that the majority of our attendees are dressed comfortably, in anything from "office casual" to jeans and sneakers. If you arrive early, you’re welcome to have a donut and/or a cup of coffee (self-serve near the entrance) and pick up information in the lobby area.

When you come in the Conference Room, you’ll be given a copy of our bulletin which has the weekly and monthly announcements. You’ll notice inside the bulletin a number of informative items including a ‘connection card’ which is an easy way for us to get better acquainted; on the ‘connection card’ you can ask for information and/or assistance. We really hope you feel free to fill this card out during your visit and either drop it in the offering plate or hand it to a Greeter on your way out.

The service will begin with some upbeat music, followed by a formal welcome and a time of sharing stories of how God has impacted the lives of some people that week. Then someone will offer a prayer, and the Pastor (or another speaker) will begin the message. The Pastor will generally speak for about 30 minutes, and do his best to be as real and transparent as possible as he shares Biblical messages pertinent to today’s life.  At the close of the service, The Pastor will offer those in attendance the opportunity to receive Christ into their heart.  Additionally, there are Church Leaders ready and waiting for anyone who has special prayer needs. They are available at the end of each worship experience to spend time together with you in prayer.

After the service, your kids will be waiting for you to check them out. It is our goal each week for them to have lots of exciting things to share with you about their learning experience.

We hope that you’ll be able to stick around, and meet some of the folks who attend here every week. Since one of our core values is ‘Friendliness’, we’re always excited to meet new guests and share the exciting things that God is doing through Relevant Church.

We welcome you to meet with the Pastor up front after service to introduce yourself or to ask questions about Relevant Church.  Meeting new people can often be an intimidating task. We want to assure you that Pastor Rob LOVES to meet the new folks...so don't think you're taking his time when the fact is, he is there specifically for you. We’ll also have a small gift to present as a token of our appreciation of your visit. We can't wait to meet you!