Sundays: What to Expect

When you open our front door, you’ll be greeted by one of our Welcome Guides who can lead you to the sanctuary for worship or the third floor for Sunday School.

Take the N to 8 Avenue or R to 53 Street, then B70 to 8th Avenue and 50th Street, then walk to 7th Avenue and 52nd Street. We're right on the corner!

Whatever you want. Jesus cares about your heart, so wear what you want, whether that’s a T-shirt or a three-piece suit. "‭All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away." John 6:37 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 "‭Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean." Matthew 23:27

Babies & Toddlers (0-4) Your babies and toddlers still benefit from experiencing a worship service, but we have two options for that depending on your preferences. If you want to keep your baby or toddler with you in the service, feel free to grab some coloring pages from the back table and let your kiddo play quietly in your pew aisle (which makes a great little contained play space where they can crawl, stretch, jump, and play). If your toddler needs to let out some extra squirms at any point in the service, or you want a little more privacy for nursing, we have a dedicated baby/toddler nursery upstairs that overlooks the sanctuary, where you can still see, hear, and participate in the worship service while your little ones play in a safe environment. Just ask our Welcome Guide in the back to show you the way! Children (K-5th) Your children will experience a dynamic Sunday School hour with activities and Bible study in kid-friendly words that fit their developmental stage. During the worship service, we hope you’ll encourage your children to sing and pray along with you, and we provide children’s sermon notes, coloring sheets, and crayons so they can glean the big ideas from the sermon. If you’ll be attending the Cantonese/Mandarin Sunday School, your elementary-aged children can sit with one of our designated, background-checked children’s volunteers during the English service. Teens (6th-12th) Your teenagers have two opportunities each week to gather with other students their age! During Sunday School, they’ll gather with their age group to study the Bible. During Youth Fellowship, they’ll experience how their relationship with God impacts their daily life through fun games, interactive teaching, and break-out discussion groups.

In both services, we sing together using a praise band to play a mix of modern worship songs and timeless hymns. We also learn from a sermon each week, where our pastor or a church leader explains a section of the Bible and how it applies to our lives today. Our Cantonese & Mandarin service includes live translation so that speakers of both languages can worship together.

We believe we are responsible for our own commitment to Jesus Christ. No one else can make this decision for us. “Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” (John 1:12 NIV)

When we decide to follow Jesus, we are adopted into God’s family. A local church acts as a “family unit” of the global church where we build up, serve, love, and encourage one another. “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:24-25 NIV)

We believe that while the Bible was written by real people throughout history, God inspired their message and uses the Bible to tell us the truth about Himself. Because of this, the Bible has the final say in our lives and beliefs. “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV)

We believe that baptism is a symbolic public proclamation for someone who has truly believed in Jesus Christ and His work on the cross and has chosen to confess Him as their Lord and Savior. “We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” (Romans 6:4 NIV)

It’s easier to divide than to unite; that’s probably why so many of the New Testament letters tell us to seek unity! While we will happily discuss all sorts of theology, we strive to remain united over the most important issues. “Make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.” (Philippians 2:2 NIV)

Because of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the direct connection between God and humans that was once broken due to sin has been made possible again. Therefore, we can communicate with God ourselves without a human mediator. “Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16 NIV)

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