Order of Service
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF ATHENS, TEXAS
Our order of service is not carved in stone anywhere but a common order would be as follows:
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship
Hymn
Invocation (Asking God to be present) and the Lord’s Prayer
Hymn
Children’s Story (Our Interim Minister is a great Bible storyteller)
Hymn
Pastoral Prayer
Hymn (Yes, we do like to sing!)
Communion Meditation
Hymn
Words of Institution “On the night before he was crucified Jesus took the loaf…”)
Serving of Communion (Everyone is welcome to partake.)
Prayer
Scripture
Message (Our Interim seldom preaches more than about 15-18 minutes!)
Invitation (Anyone is welcome to join!)
Hymn
Benediction (On your mark, get set, go serve God!)
Postlude
Our worship goes out live on our First Christian Church of Athens Facebook page.