plan your visit
What to expect
Visiting a church can be a little overwhelming. Here’s everything you need to know before you arrive Sunday.
Sundays at 10:30 AM
600 W Third Street, Greenville, NC 27834 (Third Street Academy)
We are here because of the good news of Jesus Christ.
We are sinners who have been rescued from sin by Jesus. Though we have different backgrounds, ethnicities, opinions, and personalities, we are brought together and kept together by the grace of God.
We gather each week to worship the one true God revealed in the Bible. We’re grateful for the privilege He has given us to look to Jesus, to love one another, and to live on mission for God’s Kingdom.
We rely on God’s grace to give us true unity to function together as one body in Jesus Christ, submitted to the Word of God and committed to living that Word out in our daily lives.
We’d love to meet you.
Walking into a church for the first time can be intimidating, so we want to help you know what to expect when you visit.
We promise not to embarrass you or point you out. If you wish you can fill out a connection card, and we’ll follow up with you later. You can come knowing you are in the midst of a group of broken people who all need God’s grace.
What to Wear
We have a diversity of people attend our services and are thankful for a congregation with a variety of dress. You’ll find anything from very casual jeans and t-shirts to polos and slacks to suits. We encourage you to come as you are.
Service Format
Our service is intentional in that it follows a deliberate order of worship, but it’s not formal in style. We want everything we do to be centered around the gospel. We sing several songs, offer congregational and pastoral prayers to God, hear Scripture read and preached, and celebrate the Lord’s Supper. Afterwards, it’s normal to find folks talking over the sermon and events of the past week in a time of rich fellowship.
Children
We are thankful to come alongside parents as they disciple their children. We encourage all parents to train their children to worship as part of the church. We provide a secure nursery and classes for children up to 3rd grade during our services. Some children remain in the service the entire time, and we welcome their presence.
Sermon
Our preaching is expositional, meaning that it seeks to systematically work through passages of Scripture, declaring the point of a particular Biblical passage as it points us to Christ, with practical application rooted in the redemptive story of Scripture. Our sermon series regularly alternate between the Old and New Testaments. All of our preaching is driven by the Gospel, the Bible’s main message of God saving sinners through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Music
We sing a blend of lyrically rich songs both recent and historic with a strong theological foundation. We strongly prefer congregational singing, which emphasizes the gathered people enthusiastically singing praise to God with one voice. As God allows, we enjoy singing with piano, guitar, and other instrumentation suitable to our space and abilities.