Church
Gathered
The Sunday Service
Our primary purpose in meeting together on Sundays is to corporately worship God. He is the focus of our meeting. As we worship we are promised that God is present amongst us – that is both our expectation and experience. As we come to worship we also experience covenant renewal, that is, we re-enter into God’s story and have our lives shaped by Him. Our services are therefore ordered to reflect that reality and include songs of praise, corporate confession of sin, responsive prayers, Bible readings and Bible-based sermons. Our sermons are usually expository (we preach through books of the Bible) and often there will be opportunities for questions afterwards. Communion is celebrated once a month.
The congregation itself is diverse in terms of age and culture and include children, students, young adults, families with children and empty nesters, all from a number of different backgrounds. The song choices, prayers and sermon applications seek to reflect that reality. Following the formal part of the service, people usually hang around and chat for about an hour over a cup of tea or coffee and something to eat.
Message Kids
Children are very much part of the church community and so are included in much of church life, including the Sunday Service. They join the congregation for the first half of the service before going to Sunday school.
2-3 year olds: Even young children are able to learn about Jesus. In the Toddler Sunday School a Bible story is taught in a simple, interactive and age appropriate way. A child attends accompanied by one parent, thereby providing an opportunity for parents to get to know one another as well.
4-12 year olds: The older children are taught by a team of two Sunday School teachers who work with them through portions of the Bible, encourage the learning of memory verses and provide opportunities to talk about life.
Child Protection
Policy
We take the safety of our children at The Message Church very seriously. For this reason, we have developed a Child Protection Policy that is compliant with the Child Protection Act 38 of 2005 (as amended) and the REACH-SA Child Protection Policy. Please search our resources tab to find the policy. If you believe that this policy is not being complied with in any way, or if you have any concerns, please contact us to escalate it to the necessary Authorities.
