Worship

Easter Services at 9am and 11am. More info below.

In-Person Worship in the Sanctuary

Worship with us in-person each week in the sanctuary at 10 AM.

 

*PLEASE NOTE: Easter Services will be held at 9am and 11 am.

 

In between services, there will be an Easter Egg hunt on the front lawn for the children.

 

*NEW SUNDAY MORNING SCHEDULE BEGINNING APRIL 16

 

Beginning April 16, we will return to two Sunday morning worship services:

 

9:00-9:50 informal service

10:00-10:50 education for all ages

11:05-12:00 traditional service

 

As always, coffee will be available in the Atrium throughout the morning!

 

The informal service, called “The Circle,” will be held in the Sanctuary, and will feature special musical offerings, primarily acoustic. The same sermon (perhaps with some variation) will be delivered in both services. We are working on creative ways to make this service both interactive and intergenerational.

 

If you are interested in finding out more, or being on the planning team for this new service, please speak to Rachel, Jordan, Maddie or Emily, and we’ll get you plugged in!

 

Here are updated expectations for  in-person worship:

  • Mask wearing is optional – you are welcome to wear a mask if you choose. Note that people with symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask. Parents may make masking decisions for their own children.
  • The nursery will be open for children birth-5 during worship and the education hour. While our nursery staff workers have been vaccinated, both staff and volunteers will be encouraged to remain masked indoors.
  • If you are feeling ill, please stay home.

 

Please remember that we provide a livestreamed service via Facebook and YouTube  on Sunday mornings. If you feel safer participating that way, you are invited to continue to be a part of life together virtually. See below for details.

Our Worship Service is Livestreamed Every Sunday on Facebook and YouTube.

 

We welcome you to join us every Sunday at https://www.facebook.com/NewProvPres/ for a worship service beginning at 10 am. Even if you are not a Facebook user, you can watch the service – or join on YouTube!

 

 

 

Click here to go to our Facebook page. Follow us to make sure you don’t miss anything!

Services Also Available on YouTube

 

If you want to re-watch or watch later, services are also available on our New Prov Pres YouTube Channel.

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Online Worship

March 26, 2023

“Contagious Joy”
Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

If you are unable to attend in person, join us at 10 am on Facebook for this week’s livestream.
Or you can watch the service later. Either way, we look forward to seeing you!

March 19, 2023

“The Real Miracle”
Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21

If you are unable to attend in person, join us at 10 am on Facebook for this week’s livestream.
Or you can watch the service later. Either way, we look forward to seeing you!

Go to our  Facebook page or our YouTube channel for the replay of previous services.

Sermon Podcasts

 

Audio recordings of past sermons are all available via podcast, and can be found at https://newprovidencepres.org/feed/podcast.

Looking for Worship at Home with children?

 

Click here to go to the CHILDREN’S MINISTRY  page.

Traditional Worship Service

The traditional affords us the opportunity to be led in musical worship by the Chancel Choir and our wonderful organ. The message, brought by our insightful professional staff, is the same in both services.

 

Currently, we’re offering one in-person service each Sunday at 10 am which has elements of our traditional and contemporary services.

FirstLight Worship Service

(On hold due to COVID-19)

What to Expect – In Person Worship

Visiting a new church can be intimidating – what to wear, where to go, what about the kids?  Here are some frequently asked questions:

 

When are services?

Our worship service is on Sunday at 10:00 a.m.  This service is led by the Chancel Choir and the organ. Services typically last 60 minutes.

 

What should I wear? 

We are so happy you decided to join us and we want you to feel comfortable. We want you to be more focused on the service than what you’re wearing. In the summertime, it’s not uncommon to see people wearing sandals, shorts, and a shirt. Others prefer to still put on their “Sunday best,” and that’s fine too! We think you’ll fit in no matter how you dress.

 

How do I get to New Prov? 

Click here for map and directions to New Providence Presbyterian Church.

 

Where do my children go? 

During both services of worship, children of all ages are invited to the chancel steps for “Children’s Time.” Children up to four years of age may go downstairs following Children’s Time; children kindergarten age and older are invited to remain in the Sanctuary. Activity packets are available in the Narthex for elementary age children.  There are beepers available so Nursery workers can communicate with you during the worship service.  Of course, children are also welcome to remain in the worship service with you.

 

What if my children become restless during worship?

Please feel comfortable to exit the sanctuary at any time.  Outside the Sanctuary is our Atrium with comfortable chairs and access to a water fountain and restrooms.

What About the Kids?

Our goal is to provide a safe, creative, nurturing environment where children can experience God’s love and grow in their faith. At the beginning our our worship services, children sit with their family and friends. During the service, children of all ages are invited to the chancel steps for ‘Children’s Time.’ Children up to four years of age may go downstairs following Children’s Time; children kindergarten age and older are invited to remain in the Sanctuary. Activity packets are available in the Narthex for elementary age children.

 

During the educational hour (11am), age-appropriate lessons and activities for children ages birth through 12th grade combine Bible study, art, music, drama, service, and recreation. Childcare is available for the Sunday school hour for newborn through age 5 in the Preschool classrooms.

 

Pagers are available should children need their parents.

 

For more information on specific programs:

What Do People Love About NPPC?

  • Open, Welcoming, Loving

    I hope that NPPC will always be the open, welcoming, loving church that I have found it to be...a community of Christians that does not shy away from tough questions and is devoutly committed to responding to the needs of people everywhere.

  • Finding My Faith By Serving Others

    I hope that NPPC will always have outreach to the local community through programs like the Welcome Table, Community Benefit Sale, after school programs, and men’s parking for football games. As much as I enjoy singing in the choir and attending church, it is through serving others that I find my true faith.

  • Helped Me In My Faith

    NPPC will always be a special place to me because it has allowed me to grow in my relationship with God. As a result, it has helped me in my faith journey in trying to discern God’s will and calling in my life and how to serve others.

  • Doing God’s Work

    I attend NPPC because it has survived the test of time for doing God’s work, in fulfilling the growing needs of its members and the community, and in responding to local, regional, national, and global issues, needs, and concerns. I further attend NPPC because it accepts and attempts to meet the challenges to listen and grow, to teach and lead, to soothe and comfort, to help and support, to embrace its congregation with love and respect, like a family, and to address the various needs of all.

  • Always Felt Welcome

    As a young Asian kid growing up in Maryville in the 80’s, it was very evident that I was much different than everyone else. One place I always felt welcome and felt like I truly belonged was at NPPC. It’s a nice feeling to go to a place where you are not stared at strangely but you are welcomed by name. It was here that I learned the kindness and generosity that brought my family here and that still shapes my personality to this day.

  • A Welcoming Community of Faith

    NPPC will always be special to us because here we have discovered a warm and welcoming community of faith which nourishes us through rich friendships, meaningful worship, Christian education, and numerous opportunities for service to our church, our community, and to the world. Our lives are so much richer because of New Providence.

  • NPPC Loves Its Children

    NPPC will always be a special place to me because of the energy and love they put into their children’s programs. I remember my very first Vacation Bible School at NPPC, where scores of church volunteers fed my family before we hurried off to our class. I love the way NPPC loves its children.

  • Many Opportunities to Grow

    I give to NPPC because it offers me so many opportunities and ways to grow in my faith and to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to live life as a Christian.

  • A Passion For Youth

    I attend NPPC for many reasons. I have always felt welcomed, intellectually stimulated, and spiritually challenged. The reason at the forefront, however, is that the church has a passion and vision for its youth, which is the greatest blessing a parent can receive.

  • I Feel Accepted

    I attend NPPC because I feel accepted there, and I am a stronger, better person from attending worship there regularly.

  • Powerful Sermons

    When I am going home from the sermon, there is always a word, a phrase or just how humor can be inserted in a way that I remember what the message was about and how I can look at things so differently. They are so powerful!

  • A Special Place

    NPPC will always be a special place to me because we were married here, our two children and two of our grandchildren were baptized here, and our children and grandson have been through confirmation here.

Have questions or concerns? Want to talk to a pastor or staff member?