Worship Services

Services are held Sunday and on other special occasions. Following each service a special time is set aside for coffee and fellowship.

Our hope in our times of worship is that we will help people experience the touch of God through prayer, music, and teaching from God's word.

SUNDAY Worship Services        

9:00 a.m.        Traditional Worship Service with Sunday School*

Following a more traditional style of worship, the congregation is invited to sing in the familiar hymns of the faith, with music led by our Sanctuary Choir (September through June).

*Sunday School for All Ages from Pre-K to Adult 

10:45 a.m.        The Summit Contemporary Worship Service with Children's Church*

Led by our praise band, Spirit Firethis is an interactive, less formal, contemporary worship service. It is designed to praise God and make everyone feel welcome. The words to all of our music is posted onto our projector screen, allowing more freedom to move around in worship.

*Children's Church is for pre-school through second grade.

The Sacrament of Holy Communion is celebrated on the first Saturday and the first Sunday of the month at all three services.

Infant Care is provided during all worship services by adult staff in our nursery. A pager is given to the parent to enable the staff to notify parents if their child needs their parent's attention.

5th Sunday
"Noisy Can" collection! The youth of the Church bring in their Black & White cans every 5th Sunday of the month to collect the congregation's loose change (paper money is also accepted!). The proceeds are donated to support children overseas through Compassion, International, and to support our youth-directed ministry program called Youth Service Fund.

Special Services

Throughout the year we celebrate a variety of events and times in the church calendar. The Christmas Eve and Easter Sunday services are particularly notable.
Other special services include:

Ash Wednesday
The theme of this service is humility. It comes from the creation account in the Bible that says that God formed humanity out of the dust of the earth. It is a time to acknowledge our full dependence on God. The date it is held is different every year, because it is 40 days before Easter (not counting Sundays), and Easter changes each year because its date is based on the Jewish Lunar calendar. At the Ash Wednesday service, communion is served to symbolize our spiritual dependence. And, as the congregation leaves, they have the option of going forward to have their forehead marked with ashes, usually in the shape of a cross. This symbolizes our physical dependence on God.

Maundy Thursday
This service allows us to remember the time when Jesus shared his last meal with his followers. Our practice of having a special ceremonial meal, called Communion, is in memory of what Jesus did to bring us healing, and to make it possible for us to be in a loving relationship with God. This service always happens on the Thursday before Easter.

Easter Sunrise Service
We are pleased to offer the City of Solon a worship experience at the Gazebo at the corner of Bainbridge Rd. and SOM Center. This service is offered at 7:00am, in co-operation with our brothers and sisters of the Pioneer Memorial Presbyterian Church.

Thanksgiving
Held on the Sunday evening prior to the holiday in co-operation with other congregations in Solon.

Christmas Eve      We offer several Christmas Eve worship services that include a contemporary family service and a late evening candle lighting service.  For times, contact the church office at 440-248-1573.

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For those with special needs ...

Phonic Ear Ministry
We are pleased to make available the Phonic Ear Easy Listener System for anyone who may be in need of hearing assistance during our worship services. Three systems are available - just contact one of the ushers and they would be pleased to assist you.

Video Screen texts
We now have many portions of the congregation's part of the worship service projected on a large screen at the front of the sanctuary. Our Bible passage is on the screen so that you can follow along as it is read. For all worship services, we use the New Living Translation of the Bible.

Large Print Bulletins
Large Print Bulletins are available at the 9:00 am Worship Service. Please ask an Usher for a copy if you need one.

Handicap Accessibility
Our church building is fully handicap accessible.