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Experience Dynamic Worship
Being called the people of God is wonderful. Our worship expresses that
wonder, as well as strong faith and a commitment to serve our families,
neighbors, and God’s world. At Pine Island, we blend the awe,
reverence and majesty of Christian tradition with the spontaneity,
joy, and casual nature of today’s culture. The result is a relevant,
dignified, and warm worship service. Two things you can depend upon:
It will NOT be stuffy and you'll enjoy being in the presence of a holy
God with your friends and neighbors.
Appreciate Individuality
We are a church that celebrates our differences and welcomes all people
in the love of Jesus Christ. While we draw strength from diversity
and a variety of talents and ideas, we also work hard to meet individual
needs. Seniors have different needs than young parents, singles lead
different lives than couples. Diversity is celebrated at Pine Island
because we believe individuality helps us be a stronger community
of faith and action.
Find Community
We believe God calls us to be a faith community that serves our neighborhoods,
our nation, and the world. At Pine Island, no one is a “stranger” for
very long. We help people meet people and develop new friendships
and lines of support. We encourage each other, celebrate each other’s
gifts, and engage in the adventure of life as a faith community seeking
to make a difference.
Address Important Questions
We believe our faith directly impacts the most pressing questions
we face as thinking people and we believe God can help us find
new insights
to these concerns. Questions are important at Pine Island and we
will not offer pat answers. We try to address the questions of today’s
world together with honest inquiry and humility.
Cherish Children & Engage Youth
Parents want the best for their children. Pine Island does, too. Our
commitment to children begins with high quality child care, opportunities
for children to participate in the joy of worship, and time for their
own activities as well. Our education time after worship gives children
the opportunity to discover the love of God in ways that children
learn best.
Today’s youth face many choices and feel pressure from an
increasingly complex world. At Pine Island, we offer youth an atmosphere
of trust
and acceptance, where they can ask tough questions, develop meaningful
friendships, give themselves in service to their community, and have
a whole lot of fun!
Make a Difference in Your World
We celebrate and encourage the efforts individuals make to improve
our community. Many of us, however, feel overwhelmed by the pressures
of life and the problems of our world. It's easy to feel frustrated
trying to have a positive impact on problems like homelessness, poverty,
job losses, or environmental concerns. At Pine Island, we work together
to address the larger issues that our individual efforts seem powerless
to address.
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