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Our worship gatherings are informal and conversational. We’re not a church with lots of singing and long preaching. Sometimes we have songs but you can sing along or just listen and enjoy. We also often have other contemplative ways to worship and pray.
We do have teaching and learning time focused on something from the Bible that helps us understand the relevance of faith to everyday life. But time learning about faith and the Bible and is more often time and space for learning together.
This starts with a Bible reading – sometimes in Chinese or another language as well as English. We then have opportunity for anyone to ask questions or make comment, and then a speaker may share some prepared thoughts. No one has to speak but we would rather learn from multiple voices rather than just a single preacher. There is plenty of opportunity for questions and conversation.
Our worship gatherings invite the contributions and gifts of all culture, all stages of faith (or no faith), all ages, all backgrounds. We normally finish the organized part of our service by 6pm and people are welcome to stay and catch up.