Worship

In-Person Worship in the Sanctuary

There are many opportunities for worship at NPPC on Sunday mornings. Our 9:00 a.m. worship service, The Circle, is an informal worship service held in our sanctuary that features acoustic music. Our Traditional worship service is held at 11:05 a.m. in the sanctuary and features music from our chancel choir and organist. This service will also be available to join virtually via livestream. We also hold an Education Hour between these worship services at 10:00 a.m. This is when our various Sunday School classes for adults, youth, and children meet. We hope you will join us!

 

Please remember that we provide a livestreamed service via Facebook and YouTube of our worship service on Sunday mornings. If this is your preferred worship, you are invited to be a part of our 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/ or https://www.youtube.com/@newprovpres1075 for our 11:05am worship service. Even if you are not a Facebook user, you can watch the service – or join on YouTube!   Click here for the service bulletin.

 

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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

December 15, 2024

Rev. Dr. Emily J. Anderson
“What Should We Do?”
Isaiah 58:9b-12; Luke 3:7-16

If you are unable to attend in person, join us at 11 am on Facebook for this week’s livestream.
Or you can watch the service later. Either way, we look forward to seeing you!

December 1, 2024

Rev. Louden Young
“In These Days and at This Time”
Jeremiah 33:14-16; Luke 1:26-38

If you are unable to attend in person, join us at 11 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 Recordings

 

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.

Read below for details about our regular worship schedule:

Traditional Worship Service at 11:05am

The traditional worship service 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.

The Circle – Informal Service at 9am

The informal service, called “The Circle,” is held in the Sanctuary, and features 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.

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 services are at 9:00 a.m. and 11:05 a.m. in the Sanctuary. The 11:05 a.m. service is also available via livestream on Facebook and YouTube. Our 9:00 a.m. service is informal and primarily acoustic. Our 11:05 a.m. 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 (10am), 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?