Baptism is the ancient ritual of being officially brought into the Church as a believer. While we know that it is our faith in Christ and our connection to God that truly saves us, we believe baptism represents this salvation and changed life. The waters of baptism represent God's power to cleanse us of our sins, and they represent the new birth we have as believers.

At Faith, we baptize infants, children, and adults, using any of the historic methods - the person being baptized may choose to be immersed, to have water poured over them, or to be sprinkled with water. If an adult wishes to be baptized, they should meet with one of our pastors to discuss the vows they'll be asked to make as they take this important step in their faith journey. If parents wish to have their child baptized, they should also meet with a pastor to discuss the vows they'll be asked to make as they pledge to raise their child up in God's ways.

We believe music is a gift from God, and we celebrate the creativity God has given us by incorporating music into our worship services. Whether it's a contemporary Christian praise song or an ancient hymn, music and singing enhances our worship by allowing us to praise God and hear God's good news proclaimed in a different way.

At the 9:30 am service, we celebrate a blend of traditional and contemporary music. We sing contemporary music led by our church's praise band, The Cru, as well as  hymns and older songs, accompanied by a pianist. Often times we have brass instrumentalists playing along! Our Chancel Choir is currently not singing due to coronavirus pandemic.

Growing as a disciple is a fundamental part of Christian worship, and the primary way we're encouraged to grow is by hearing God's word read and by hearing a sermon that proclaims the good news. Our clergy team often group sermons into series that last several weeks, but whether there's a theme or not, they always strive to preach a sermon that faithfully proclaims a message taken from the Scripture passage of the day.

Through prayer, we believe that we have the chance to do several things: ask God to act in our lives and in the world around us, to open ourselves up to God's presence and will, and to spend time quietly contemplating God and God's presence in our lives. 

On a typical Sunday morning, one of the members of our clergy team lead us in a community prayer, speaking on behalf of the congregation and voicing certain concerns and desires. You may either listen and pray along with the pastor, or you can pray on your own silently during this time. At the end of the community prayer, we join our voices together to pray the Lord's Prayer, as we believe there is great value in praying the prayer that Christ taught us. We also join our voices together to collectively affirm our faith using a creed or modern affirmation. These texts may be ancient or new, but they always speak to the core truths of the Christian faith.