Week 39 - First Presbyterian Church OKC

This week we attended First Presbyterian Church at 25th & Western in Oklahoma City. It has to be one of the most beautiful church buildings we have been in. I freely admit that I am in love with the history and architecture of the east coast and this church looks like it was dropped off here straight from Boston. Cobblestone exterior, amazing stained glass and beautiful arched wood ceiling all contributed to this amazing setting. It is a fairly large church but was not completely full at this particular service. Worship was led by an organist, a choir (complete with beautiful red robes) and a song leader. We sang hymns from the songbook, as this was a technology-free church, free from screens and slides. A collection was passed, but no communion. All in all, the service itself was very traditional and routine, but what I learned that morning was I am easily influenced by the setting. In a perfect world, for me, all church buildings would look like this. I have to guard against putting more importance on atmosphere than on worship, relationships, service and all of those things that are really important in a church home. But it sure wouldn’t hurt if they all come together in one package!