What are we doing when we gather for worship?

Oh, to enter into a worship gathering and be in the midst of a people who could care less about style, taste or tradition, but cares very much about giving themselves fully to God and to others, sacrificing selfish desires and motives. We are sure that this is the kind of worshipper the Lord seeks, and so this is the kind of worshipper we are learning to be at ECC. Our desire is to love God and love others in the context of worship while laying our own agendas at the feet of Christ. We certainly are not perfect in this area, often falling back to the familiar and the comfortable, but we are working together as a community to make room for ALL of God’s people and for those who are seeking to discover a new relationship with the living God.

We believe that all of life is a place to seek, listen, and respond to God. We believe that as we follow the heart and teachings of Christ, hope, courage and joy will be found. It is in Christ that we are awakened to the presence of God which in turn gives us someone very real to respond to in worship. We are in the process of moving away from simply “going through the motions” or “seeking a feeling” in worship, to participating actively in response to a “living here and now” God. We are learning that God is not a philosophy to be studied and regurgitated, but an active living supreme being that desires a relationship with us. We believe God wants to have access to our lives and be in communion with us every minute of the day. We are hoping, as we grow in our ability to hear and respond to Jesus, our worship will become prolific in power and praise through many forms of expression.