Week 15 - North Church

This week we visited North Church in Oklahoma City. We have passed by it for years on our way to church. We decided to visit the churches that mail us invitations and this was one of those. We don’t know anyone there and didn’t know much about it except for what we read on their website. One thing I learned this week is that I am thankful for technology and that churches have jumped on board. Looking over the website before we visit a church helps remove some of the anxiety about not knowing what to expect. North Church has a smaller auditorium than some of the other similar style churches we’ve visited, but they do have 3 services. They also have what appears to be a very large classroom area and children’s ministry areas. The idea that came to both me and John this morning was we seem to be ending up at several of what we will call the “non-denominational denomination” churches. While they all have their differences, their similarities are that they don’t look anything like a traditional church, they are very technology oriented, and they have fabulous worship bands. They worship very enthusiastically from the heart. These people are sincere, not afraid to display emotion and are passionate about their worship and love of the Lord. There are so many of these places and they are growing. There seems to be a real hunger and appreciation for this style of church. Being middle-aged, at first we feel a little out of place expecting these types of churches to be filled with young people. They are not. All ages seem well represented. Whatever the non-denominational churches are doing, they are getting something right. This church was going to have 11 baptisms today. No matter where we end up when this is over, it is exciting to see and know this kind of enthusiasm for God is going on all over our city.