What to Expect

If you happen to walk through the doors of our church, you won't be met with shame, guilt, or condemnation. We don't care how you're dressed or what candidate you voted for. Our church is made up of real people who are trying to practice the Way of Jesus together.
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Expect to be greeted warmly, but given space to experience your time with us. Expect to see people talking with each other, and glad to catch up. Expect to discover a congregation where everyone matters, and the pastor isn’t the final authority or the most important person in the room. Expect to hear a kid or two laugh during the morning, and see people of all ages connecting. Expect to not be catered to: the services that we put together take into account a range of preferences, styles, and the gifts we have as a congregation. We just sort of believe that the Church is at its best when it considers everybody.

Expect to be blessed, though, no matter what.

common Questions

What's going on for my kids?
That depends on how old they are, really. We have a great nursery program, which is (literally and figuratively) growing all the time. We currently invite kids (ages 4 and up) to stay in the service and get a sense of what it means to be a part of the Body of Christ as we come together for worship.

​We are convicted that we should welcome children as Jesus does, so we intentionally design our services to help kids participate and grow a love for church. Most Sundays, we will have some sort of children's message incorporated into our time together. Kids can also grab a bulletin and activity bag designed just for them.
What should I wear?
​Whatever you’re comfortable in. If you come prepared to go swimming, you might get some looks, but people would still say hello. (They might be wearing flip-flops, too, actually.) We’re not that formal, and think clothes don’t prove anyone’s character.
What's brethren?
“Brethren” is an old way of saying “brothers and sisters,” and The Brethren Church, headquartered in Ashland, Ohio, is the denomination that we’re a part of. Some of the things that are more “brethren” about us might be the way we emphasize how everyone has an equally important part to play in the Church, how following Jesus in our daily lives matters, and the importance of recognizing that we are, in fact, brothers and sisters in Christ and ought to love each other like it.