We follow the lead of Christian traditions that celebrate the Lord’s Supper every Sunday. We understand that if you are not used to this, or if you are from a tradition that celebrates it infrequently, this weekly observance can seem too much. However, we think it is important to remember regularly our Lord’s death, resurrection, and promise to return. Each week we are invited to experience again God's forgiveness and to take another step in God's transformation of us to become more like Jesus. Further, we want to honour the sole requirement that the church that helped found us (University Chapel) asked of us, which is that we celebrate the Lord’s Supper every Sunday.

If you have come from a more formal church background, our worship services will seem rather informal - that’s intentional. However, there is a liturgical backbone to our services. And we draw on resources from various Christian traditions.

Our singing includes a mix of choruses and hymns.

Every Sunday we read and hear the Scriptures so we can be shaped by God’s Word to us. We follow the Revised Common Lectionary so that we hear most of the Bible during a three-year cycle, and do not read only familiar or favourite passages.

Prayer is an important part of the Christian life, both as individuals and in groups of two or more. Each Sunday, in addition to prayers of worship or confession, we try to include a time of community prayer during which we can share our burdens with God, thank Him for what He has done for us, and pray for others.

Many Sundays we say a creed, or affirmation of our faith, as well as the Lord’s Prayer. The regular repetition of these foundational words helps them sink more deeply into our souls, whether we are children, youth, or adults.

When we started our church, we committed ourselves to be as child-friendly as possible. In the first part of the service we try to include songs the children enjoy, invite children to participate as readers, and provide a “kids’ time” which often relates to the theme of the worship service.

Often someone speaks about a passage of the Bible. Several people in our church are gifted in helping us think about how God wants us to live. We regularly invite speakers from elsewhere to ensure that we receive a varied and broad perspective.

After the teaching we invite questions, observations, discussion, and personal responses that help us consider and respond to the teaching more fully. We encourage honesty, respect for the opinions expressed, and humility that frees us from trying to force others to adopt our own perspectives.

We close each service with a benediction, in which all of us receive God's blessing as we go into the rest of our week.

Probably you will find that some parts of our service are meaningful to you, while others may not be. Or some of the ways of doing things are comfortable and resonate with your background, while others may feel unfamiliar. In working through your struggles, please remember that what is meaningful to you may not be meaningful to another person, and vice versa. Each of us is given the opportunity to give up our own preferences so that someone else’s preference can be satisfied. Another time that person will be able to make a similar sacrifice of love for us. This is one of the ways we can serve each other.