FAQs
Welcome! We hope you will come and worship with us soon. We look forward to meeting you!
Below are some of the most frequently asked questions about Praise Lutheran Church.
If you have any additional questions about Praise Lutheran Church, please feel free to
contact us and we will be happy to assist you.
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1. What time are the worship services? Our first service is at 8:00 AM and our second service is at 10:45 AM. We also have a Monday night service at 6:00 PM. Please note that Monday services do not take place during Monday holidays or during Advent and Lent. We do have Advent and Lenten services on Wednesday evenings.
2. May I take Communion as a visitor? We ask that you talk to one of the Pastors before partaking in Communion.
3. What type of clothes should I wear to a worship service? Our church is very casual. Some members dress up, while others come in jeans. You may want to bring a jacket or sweater, since our church is a little chilly from our air conditioning.
4. Do you have a nursery for small children? Nursery for children ages infant through age 5 is available in the Blue Room of the Child Care Wing. It is available during the 10:45 Sunday morning worship service.
5. Do you have any activities for older children to do during the service? We have busy bags, which contain coloring pages, crayons, book, and a little snack. We also have activity pages for the older children. All of these things are located on our worship cart in the back of the church.
6. What type of music will I hear? We are a contemporary church. We mostly sing contemporary Christian music. This is the type of music like you would hear on Star 88.3 or WBCL. We do sing a limited number of traditional Lutheran Hymns though.
7. What is the difference between some of the other types of Lutheran churches and Praise, which is an LCMS (Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod) church? Not all Lutheran churches are alike. However, the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America) and the LCMS (Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod) comprise the majority of Lutheran churches that you will find. There can be some doctrinal differences between Lutheran churches concerning views such as the inerrancy of the Bible, Women’s ordination, stands on homosexuality, and other issues. For more information on the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, please visit www.lcms.org.
8. Do you have youth groups? Yes! We have three youth groups for varying ages:
–325ers, which is a group for children from 3rd-5th grade;
–Junior High Youth Group for children 6th-8th grade; and
–Senior High Youth Group for young adults from 9th-12th grade.
For more information on our youth groups, including meeting times and upcoming activities and events, click here. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Brown.
9. Should I bring my own Bible to the worship service? We encourage you to bring your Bible with you, but if you forget, we have Bibles for you to use. These Bibles are located on the worship cart in back of the church.
10. How do I become a member? Please click here for more information on joining Praise Lutheran Church. Also, Pastor Dancy will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the membership process.
11. Do you have a fellowship time before or after service? We have coffee and donuts after the 8:00 AM service. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet and talk with the Pastors and members of the church.
12. I like to sing - do you have a choir? We have two different choirs. We have the Voices In Praise, under the direction of George Strasser. This group begins practicing in the Fall. We also have the Praise Team, which sings every Sunday. If you have questions about these groups, please contact one of the Pastors.
13. I play a musical instrument. Would there ever be a time I could play during a service? We do appreciate and enjoy using our member’s musical talents during our services. Contact one of our Pastors if you would like to perform.
14. Do you have Sunday school? We offer Sunday school for children age 3yrs to 5th grade. We meet every Sunday from September to May. Sunday school begins at 9:15 AM in the church. We begin with music and then the children go to their classes, located in our Education Wing. For more information about our Sunday school, please click here.
15. Do you have an Adult Bible study on Sunday? Yes, we offer a Bible Study on Sunday at 9:30 AM. This Bible study is usually under the instruction of one of our Pastors. Please click here for more information on current classes and topics.
16. Where do I park? We have some designated parking spaces just for visitors. These spaces are located in the first row, beside the handicap spaces.
17. Do you offer weekday Bible studies? We have a Thursday morning Bible study and a women’s Bible study on Thursday nights. If you have questions about the Bible studies times and places, please contact one of the Pastors. Please click here for more information on current classes and topics.
If you have any additional questions about Praise Lutheran Church, please feel free to contact us and we will be happy to assist you.