Worship at Westminster
Westminster Presbyterian Church worships in a style that is consistent with mainline Protestantism in the Reformed Tradition. During the year, the liturgical seasons are kept, and several holy days (beyond Sundays) are observed. The Revised Common Lectionary is generally followed and is the basis for liturgies, hymns, anthem selections, and the sermon. Worship is designed in a format typically known as the Service of the Lord’s Day.
Our worship reflects our Scottish and Swiss heritage: traditional, reverent, understated. There is order and formality to what we do, but there is not a cold rigidity. Our services are also marked by warmth and kindness, with the implied belief that the grace of Christ will not be presented only in the liturgy but also embodied by the people as they worship together.
Several key theological commitments shape our worship: the Sovereignty and Majesty of God (God is holy and other, and yet near and with us); the centrality of scripture, the belief that the Holy Spirit engages the mind, the heart, and the soul, and calls us into a new way of life. We believe that God’s grace in Christ overcomes sin, evil, and anything that seeks to separate us from God as individuals and as a people. We also believe that the natural response to such grace is gratitude, hope, humbleness, freedom, service, and joy.
Our worship is an offering to God and an opportunity to commune with the Lord as God’s people. That means the focus of our worship is on God alone, and worship provides us with the opportunity to reflect together upon God’s character, God’s initiatives, and God’s claim on our lives. Because we believe that faith comes from the proclamation of the Gospel, preaching is very important for us. Preaching explains and applies what God is communicating to us through scripture. At the same time, we believe that the Gospel may also be proclaimed through music, prayers, and the sacraments.
We celebrate the Lord’s Supper (the Eucharist) on the first Sunday of each month and on special occasions. All who rely upon Christ’s grace and who hunger to know the love of God in deeper ways may share the sacrament with us.
We believe in one Baptism and affirm the baptism of all denominations. We believe that the grace and power of God are sufficient to baptize a person of any age into new life.
We have a 3,000-pipe organ, a Yamaha grand piano, choirs, and soloists. At different times of the year, we may also bring in additional instrumentalists or a small orchestra.
Our weekly Sunday worship services start at 10:30 a.m. They typically last an hour and are livestreamed here on our website.
Our worship reflects our Scottish and Swiss heritage: traditional, reverent, understated. There is order and formality to what we do, but there is not a cold rigidity. Our services are also marked by warmth and kindness, with the implied belief that the grace of Christ will not be presented only in the liturgy but also embodied by the people as they worship together.
Several key theological commitments shape our worship: the Sovereignty and Majesty of God (God is holy and other, and yet near and with us); the centrality of scripture, the belief that the Holy Spirit engages the mind, the heart, and the soul, and calls us into a new way of life. We believe that God’s grace in Christ overcomes sin, evil, and anything that seeks to separate us from God as individuals and as a people. We also believe that the natural response to such grace is gratitude, hope, humbleness, freedom, service, and joy.
Our worship is an offering to God and an opportunity to commune with the Lord as God’s people. That means the focus of our worship is on God alone, and worship provides us with the opportunity to reflect together upon God’s character, God’s initiatives, and God’s claim on our lives. Because we believe that faith comes from the proclamation of the Gospel, preaching is very important for us. Preaching explains and applies what God is communicating to us through scripture. At the same time, we believe that the Gospel may also be proclaimed through music, prayers, and the sacraments.
We celebrate the Lord’s Supper (the Eucharist) on the first Sunday of each month and on special occasions. All who rely upon Christ’s grace and who hunger to know the love of God in deeper ways may share the sacrament with us.
We believe in one Baptism and affirm the baptism of all denominations. We believe that the grace and power of God are sufficient to baptize a person of any age into new life.
We have a 3,000-pipe organ, a Yamaha grand piano, choirs, and soloists. At different times of the year, we may also bring in additional instrumentalists or a small orchestra.
Our weekly Sunday worship services start at 10:30 a.m. They typically last an hour and are livestreamed here on our website.
Dr. Christopher L. Crotwell, Pastor
Our Staff
Tommy Suttle
Director of Discipleship
Martha Davis
Office Administration
Katie Ginn
Youth & Children's Ministry
Wes Brooks
Director of Communications
Ray Robinson
Sexton
Michael Ginn
Director of Music