Church Search Update: North Cities UPC Garland, TX

[PraiseHymn]

Praise The Lord;

I went to North Cities UPC in Garland TX today. When I tell you I felt the power of God as soon as I drove up in the parking lot. A friendly brother comes riding up to me in a golf-cart-train to take me from my car to the doors of the church. That was a first. I showed up for the 11:00AM service but we got out at 12 (with souls still slain at the altar). I think I must have missed the Word because there was no preaching at the 11:00AM service. I am use to all out church. Instead, there was singing, running the aisles, offering more prayer and shouting and then a dismissal. Did I miss something? Should I have showed up at 10AM for Sunday School and then I would have heard the preached Word of God?

Help me understand the UPC culture if you may (because I dont want to keep showing up for a 1 hour worship when in fact I really need to be going to Sunday School to hear the Word). You see where I come from, at 11:00AM the choir marches in, we sing and shout, visitors are greeted, offering, more singing and shouting and then usually the Word of God, Altar call and dismissal. Are things done the opposite in some UPC churches?????

Anywho, I loved North Cities UPC and will go again. Ohhhhhhhhhhh, and we had tongues with interpretation this morning to. How rare is that (well, in the black churches, everyone is always speaking in tongues and no interpretation comes forth). I was truly moved by that and I did take heed to the voice of the Lord.

Thanks to all the members of North Cities who made me feel very welcome.