I went to the Atonement church on Sunday, February 11, for their 11:00 am service, continuing my series of church adventures in Wheaton. My overall impression is that it was friendly, with lots of contemporary music. I had never been to a church service that had a live band before. They had a group with guitars, drums, a violin, and flute at various times, a small choir, and a couple of featured singers on mics at the front.
The pastor spoke rather informally without standing behind the pulpit. He had a lot of enthusiasm and sort of reminded me of a passionate Reverend from a movie.
They kept mentioning their "bible study" classes and "Sunday School" classes that they were offering earlier in the morning. They did Communion the day that I was there (perhaps they do it every week) and did it in a closed manner -- asking people to refrain from joining in the ceremony unless they had been baptized. I prefer the attitude of more liberal churches like UCC where everyone can participate in Communion.
It is a Reformed Presbyterian type church and has a lot of evening activities. Is located on Georgia Ave near the boarder of Wheaton and Forest Glen.
The pastor spoke rather informally without standing behind the pulpit. He had a lot of enthusiasm and sort of reminded me of a passionate Reverend from a movie.
They kept mentioning their "bible study" classes and "Sunday School" classes that they were offering earlier in the morning. They did Communion the day that I was there (perhaps they do it every week) and did it in a closed manner -- asking people to refrain from joining in the ceremony unless they had been baptized. I prefer the attitude of more liberal churches like UCC where everyone can participate in Communion.
It is a Reformed Presbyterian type church and has a lot of evening activities. Is located on Georgia Ave near the boarder of Wheaton and Forest Glen.
 |
| The Church of the Atonement on Georgia Avenue, viewed from Amherst Avenue. |
No comments:
Post a Comment