Be Known, Be Loved, Belong
On Christmas Eve, we will have 3 services in Maresh Hall. The 3:00 p.m. service will be geared toward children. Katie has been working on making that service a meaningful experience for children, families, and anyone who wants to join us for an engaging worship service. All are welcome… just know what you’re getting into if you show up at 3.
The 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. services will be traditional candlelight services with carols and readings. (We will live stream the 5:00 p.m. service.) These are my favorite services of the year, and I’m looking forward to them—even in our “alternative sanctuary.” After all, what better time than Christmas to reflect on the holy inconvenience of being out of the sanctuary? When there’s “no room in the inn,” and we have to come up with alternative plans, we know we are living the heart of the Christmas story. When we’re faithful to that script, Christ meets us in unexpected places.
In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty,
in all things grace
What kind of church is Woodland Church?
We are Christian by tradition, Baptist in heritage, and ecumenical in outlook. We are a New Commandment or Golden Rule church that seeks to live out Jesus’ teachings. We are justice-oriented, joyful, inclusive, compassionate, and generous. We are connected with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and support a variety of mission agencies and nonprofits around the world.
From the
Woodland Pulpit
You can read sermon manuscripts on our website each week
or watch worship videos on our YouTube channel.
“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life—the life was made manifest, and we saw it, and witness to it.”
1 John 1:1-2
Building Sacred Community
