What to Expect at
THE CHURCH AT OAKLAND PARK
What should I wear if I visit?
There is no dress code at The Church at Oakland Park. Whether you are comfortable wearing a coat and tie, or shorts and sandals, we are more concerned about your soul than your attire. (1 Sam. 16:7)
What do you do during your worship service?
We will have a guide for you at our Welcome Table that will provide a road map and helpful information for each Sunday’s worship service. Generally, we have a time where we sing the Scriptures, pray the Scriptures, and teach the Scriptures. This means we sing songs grounded in the gospel of Jesus Christ; we strive to read God's Word and pray with language saturated by the Bible; and we listen to an expository sermon where the Bible is taught and applied to our everyday lives.
Will there be instruction for young children?
Yes! We love serving you and your children through our Kids at Oakland Park Children's Ministry. We engage children with the gospel in fun and appropriate ways, with the purpose of seeing them grow in a knowledge and love for Jesus. We currently provide childcare for infants up to 5th grade.
Will you ask me to give you any money?
No. We see giving primarily as an act of worship for our members to participate in the work that God is doing through our church in our city. As a guest, we just want you to come and receive whatever God might be teaching you through the service—guests are not expected or asked to give money.
We do not pass offering plates but instead provide giving opportunities at offering boxes that are located at the back of the church where people can give whenever they feel led during the service. In all this, God desires that we give out of a response of joy to what He's done for us in Christ, rather than begrudging compulsion (2 Cor. 9:6-7).
