Life on the go...
We have been meeting in "public" venues since
early 2007. We rotate between a few
great facilities
that
meet our space needs and accommodate people who would find it difficult
to
navigate the stairs at our historic downtown building. We
take
our portable nursery, audio, light, and video experience with us to the
location of the week. Click on "locations"
to find out where we will be meeting this weekend. You might
think it's strange for a church to meet outside of a "traditional
building". Well, we did at first too. Our travels
have made an important lesson even more clear, though... the
relationships we have as a church family are so much more important
than the place we meet. This season of being
portable
has been good for us! Find out where we are meeting
this week and experience "Life on
the go" for yourself.
What to expect as we worship together at Mitchell's Life Church:
the welcome: You will find someone ready to help you find any information that you need to make your visit more enjoyable. Just before our time together "officially" begins we encourage people to greet each other. This may seem a bit awkward at first, but after you meet a few people and get to know them better, this becomes something to look forward to each week. We do not point out or make visitors identify themselves so you can sit back and check things out without fear of being overwhelmed. If you decide to visit this week, complete a welcome card to let us know what you thought of the experience.
schedule: On Saturdays we start at 6 PM and on Sundays we start at 10 AM. Our time together is usually wrapped up within 90 minutes. You might think that seems like a long time, but just like when you're at the movies... if it's good you don't mind the length. We pack a lot into our times together and there is very little wasted time.
relaxed dress: We dress comfortably for a time of learning together with family. We are real people who meet together to learn about life with God, to worship and to encourage each other as friends. Some come in their work uniforms so they will be ready to go after worship, most are relaxed for their day off and some wear casual dress clothes. If you want to dress up that is alright too, but your outward appearance is not so important to us.
music: We are fortunate to have gifted musicians that provide live music to help us lay down many of the distractions and worries from our week. The music aids in focusing our hearts and minds on what God wants to speak to us during our time together. We use a modern/alternative style of music that is refreshing to most who are young at heart. Although... we have found that some of the older generation enjoys turning up the volume with us. We also control the room lights and use stage lighting and video screens to help create an atmosphere that allows freedom of expression without feeling pressure to do what everyone else is doing. The music is modern but the focus is ancient as we desire to help you enter into a real and close relationship with our Creator. When we encourage everyone to sing together, the words of the songs are displayed on video screens so you can participate if you would like to.
making it real: At the end of most of our times together we get together in similar-aged groups to take what we just heard and help each other to make it a part of our lives. It's great to hear a message from God's Word, but it is even better when we can actually apply that truth to situations in our own lives. Within these times you also have the opportunity to ask questions and pray for each other.
what about the kids? We provide a nursery for infants through age three. We welcome and enjoy having children participate with us during these gatherings. Our pastor and his wife have six children of their own and work to engage the kids in the messages. Actually, some of the examples for the kids help the adults to remember the truth being taught. Some parents bring coloring books or tablets to help the kids draw pictures about what we are leaning or even take notes from the message. There are age-appropriate groups for all of the kids and teens during our "making it real" times.
On Saturday Nights after the music, kids ages 4 through 4th grade begin their separate Life kids learning adventures. Find out more about this weekend version of Life kids and more about our mid-week opportunities for kids on the "kids and students" page.
financial gifts: We collect a financial "offering" during our Sunday gatherings. We believe in being intentional, generous and cheerful when giving. You will not feel pressure to give to this ministry. In fact, we want you to be our guest so please just plan on sitting back, listening and observing. If you feel like you need to participate in some way, complete a welcome card and use it as something you can "give".
messages/teaching: We usually teach in a series of connected messages and provide some study notes that will help you to follow along or assist later in your personal study time. We draw from several translations of the Bible with the intent of making the scripture that we are studying as clear as possible to anyone who may be listening. You can listen to any of the messages that we have recorded in our audio archives.
If you are looking for something different, something real and a chance to look for answers to the big questions that we all have, we hope you will visit one of our weekend worship gatherings sometime soon. Maybe you, too, will find that "life with God is good!"