Worship
Our worship simple; our atmosphere sacred. At 10:50 a.m. on Sunday we meet together to sing, pray and listen to God. We worship together with the expectation that this hour will impact the other 167 hours of our week.
About Worship at WHBC
Worship at Western Hills is best described as the convergence of several streams running through the Christian Tradition. We are sincere and honest in our attempts to worship. Children are welcome and included in our services through a children’s sermon, taking the offering monthly and several other opportunities.
Our worship center
Liturgical.
There are “formal” expressions in every service, forms handed to us from the past. Litanies, responses, and readings from the Revised Common Lectionary are typical. In addition, we are guided by the Church Calendar Year and observe communion every other month.
Contemplative.
Quiet, silent moments are an important part of every service. Reflection on Wisdom from the contemplative tradition and Lectio Divina (a contemplative reading of scripture) are commonplace. Along with traditional hymns, we sing quality choruses.
Evangelical.
Familiar music from Baptist life as well as more casual moments within every service connect us with this expression of Christian worship. The spoken word is vital to every service and an invitation to begin exploring or walking the Christian path is always extended.
Creative.
It’s not unusual for each service to contain something surprising. Although we have rituals and traditions that guide and focus us, we are also connected to the free church tradition that gives us permission to think outside the box. Dramatic readings of scripture, variety in music and preaching ‘forms’ reflect our connection to creativity in worship. We are not trendy or trying to be ‘hip.’ We simply understand that there is a variety of ways to honor our Creator.
These streams are valued at Western Hills and we encourage worshippers to enter into every part of our worship with a sense of expectancy and humility.
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The Church… is not the master or servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool.
-Martin Luther King Jr.