What to expect at our Sunday gatherings

Eucharist. Scripture. Prayer.

Our Sunday morning liturgy is comprised of three core components: Eucharist (Communion), Scripture, and prayer.

The first half of our liturgy centers on the reading of four passages of Scripture (Old Testament, Psalm, New Testament, and Gospel) with a homily based on that Sunday’s texts.

The second half of our liturgy is focused on receiving Eucharist together with musical worship before, during, and after.

Sunday Gathering Details

  • Kuyper College 3333 E Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525

    We meet in the chapel at Kuyper College. Take the left fork after you enter the drive and the Chapel is to the right of the small roundabout at the bottom of the hill.

  • We meet from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm.

    Feel free to come early and stay late!

  • There is plenty of parking near the chapel entrance. Grab any spot, look for our Christ Church sign, and follow the arrows to the entrance to the chapel.

 

What makes up a typical service?

  • Gold chalice with red liquid and a ciborium with communion wafers on a white surface

    Holy Eucharist

    At every gathering, we practice what our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, told us to do: take bread and wine in remembrance of him. All baptized Christians are welcome to participate in communion, regardless of your denomination or background.

  • Open book with visible text, accompanied by a branch with green leaves.

    Holy Scripture

    We hear God speak to us through the reading of Scripture and the preaching of the Word. At every gathering, we hear from the Old Testament, Psalms, New Testament, and the Gospels with a short homily.

  • Person's hands clasped over an open book on a wooden table

    Prayer

    We believe a primary response to God’s work is prayer. During our service, we take time to pray corporately for consistent things as well as spontaneous prayers. We also have intercessory prayer available during Eucharist.

Common questions regarding our Sunday gathering

  • Wear what you’d like! Our parish is full of a variety of Sunday outfits. Some dress up, some dress comfortably, and some people rock khakis. So come in what you find fitting for a Sunday service.

  • On most Sundays, we have classes for kids between two and eight years old. When you arrive, head to the check-in counter to get your kids set up for our Sunday formation classes.

    Every fourth Sunday of the month, we have a class for students in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade.

    Scroll down for more information about our kiddos!

  • We use a variety of styles of music in our services: hymns, contemporary worship, and Anglican chants. Music is integrated within the Anglican liturgy, so it serves elements in the liturgy, such as Eucharist, rather than taking its own moment in the service.

  • All are welcome to come down to those serving communion during the Eucharist half of the service.

    If you have been baptized, we encourage you to partake of Communion.

    If you have not been baptized, please still come down to those serving Communion with your arms crossed to receive a blessing.

Children

We are a covenant people, which means we welcome children as part of our Sunday gatherings and consider them full members of Christ's Body. We love having children in our service and do not treat them as obstacles to our corporate worship. This means our services often are full with the noise of our wonderful kiddos.

For more information on our Sunday morning children’s formation classes, head over to our Kids page.

More on Children's Formation
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