Sunday School

Classes for all ages begin at 9:45 am during the school year. There are no Sunday School classes in the summertime.

Classes for 2012-2013 school year:

• Ages 4 to 5th Grade. Children learn about God and how to love and serve Him.
• Daniel Class. This is a class for teens and adults. This a discipleship course that studies in depth the book of Daniel. It is designed to give the students a new acquaintance with four exiles being challenged in life and death situations in a hostile world. The emphasis of Daniel is on God's sovereignty. God is King of kings and Lord of lords. Our God reigns. The materials used in this class can be found in the Bible Studies page, under Book of Daniel.
• Ladies Class. The ladies are learning about spiritual warfare using the Bible study guide entitled "The Invisible War" by Chip Ingram.

Morning Worship - (Nursery is provided)

Our morning worship service is conducted at 11 am each Sunday.  We have a worship team that leads the congregation in the singing of hymns and praise songs. The children up to age 12 are then dismissed to Children's Church for a regular Sunday School lesson.

Lord's Supper/Communion is offered at least once every two months.  The pastor's sermon is usually recorded and a CD of the sermon can be requested. Also, you can go to Sermons for the list of sermons available online.

"O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!" - Psalm 34:3 (RSV)

Fellowship Meals

On the first Sunday of each month, a fellowship meal is held following the morning worhip service. Everyone is asked to bring a dish to share. For all other Sundays, light lunch is available after the morning worhip service. There is a sign-up sheet for up to three families to volunteer to bring a light lunch for a Sunday. These meals allow time for the congregation to get to know one another better in an informal setting.

Evening worship

Our Sunday evening worship service is held at 6 PM.  This more informal service includes a time of "congregation's choice" singing of hymns and praise songs; open congregational prayer and discussion of the morning's text.

Prayer meetings

Congregational prayer meetings are held on the second and fourth Wednesday nights from 7:30 to 8:30 pm and are open to all.  For urgent prayer needs, there is a prayer chain that can be activated at any time.  To send a request or a praise down the prayer chain, contact any of the elders or deacons.

Men's Life

The men of the church gather for breakfast, usually followed by a Bible study or lesson, or a service project, or some repair/maintenance work on the church building, one Saturday morning per month. In addition, they meet every first, third and fifth Wednesday nights from 7:30pm to 8:30pm for Bible study.

Youth Small Group Study

Middle and high school kids meet every Saturday afternoon at 2:00 PM for a small group study and other activities geared toward the youth. The deacons of the church are leading this group.

Ladies Accountability Group

A new ministry, called the Ladies Accountability Group, began this year. This group is dedicated to the spiritual development of its members so that they will no longer be "newborn babes in Christ" but will be spurred on by one another to continue to grow stronger in their faith, to bring honor and glory to Christ. The group meets on Tuesdays at 8:30 am. For more information, please call the church at (757) 588-2077.

Small Groups or Shepherding Groups

Shepherding Groups, sometimes called covenant groups or cell groups, are small groups of people (5-10 members) within the church that meet to study God's Word and support one another in their Christian walks.  There are currently two groups.

The Wellspring Shepherding Group, meets twice a month on Fridays at 7:30 pm in Norfolk.

The other group is a Bible Study group that meets at the Palmer home at 7:00 pm on first and third Saturdays of the month. This group is currently doing a study on Joshua. The materials used in this study can be found in the Bible Studies page, under Book of Joshua

World Missions

Our church currently supports missionaries with the Christian Reformed World Missions and Africa Inland Mission. During the period from the Sunday after Easter through the Pentecost Sunday, we hold the world missions campaign to promote the work of the missionaries in different countries.

Other fellowship opportunities

Other fellowship activities include summer cook-outs, going to baseball games and other activities designed to get church members together just for the fun of it.