We describe worship at TPC as “creative traditional.” Grateful for our grandmothers and grandfathers in the faith, we follow a traditional Presbyterian order of worship … but what happens within this order is as fresh and unique as each person who attends.
The liturgy, the prayers we offer together during worship, varies each week depending on the scripture reading. The words may be adapted from e.e. cummings, they may be written by a member of the congregation, or they may be as familiar and traditional as the Lord’s Prayer or the doxology. The language may surprise you, it may shock you, but it will engage you and draw you further into an experience with the Holy.
Worship Reflections
Hear the stories of our members as they talk about their faith.
Choral Ministry
Do you enjoy singing and offering praise to God through music? The TPC choir is a family within a family. With varying levels of skill and background, the choir welcomes anyone with the willingness to work hard, have fun, and learn. The choir meets and rehearses on Sunday mornings before worship. Other rehearsals are scheduled by our Music Director.
Bell Choir
If you enjoy being part of a team where different people all work together to create something beautiful, you might be interested in our bell choir. The bell choir rehearses on Thursday nights at 7 PM and usually plays the second Sunday of every month. For those in the know on all things bell related our choir rings on 5 octaves of Schulmerich handbells and 5 octaves of Malmark handchimes.
Instrumental and Other Special Music
Our congregation is blessed with talented people who play everything from the violin to the saxophone. Many Sundays, especially during the summer, our congregation welcomes individuals offering their gift whether it’s jazz, classical, Celtic harp, or however the Spirit moves.
Liturgical Arts
Liturgical Art
One of our guides in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Book of Order, celebrates artistic expression: “artistic expressions … evoke, edify, enhance, and expand worshipers’ consciousness of the reality and grace of God.” We are blessed with leaders and congregational members that turn these words into reality.
Some of the installations created at TPC are intended to evoke a word, phrase, or mood coming from a passage of Scripture. Some of the installations seek to highlight a particular festival such as Advent, Holy Week, Pentecost, or All Saint’s Day. Some of the installations are created by a congregation-wide effort. All of the art at TPC desires to lift us into God’s presence in a direct and visceral way.