What About Kids?

Children's Ministry
Our ministry for children meets in its own comfortable and secure area. Nursery and pre-school children are invited to their rooms before the service. We release elementary kids after our time of worship. Our junior and senior high youth stay with us during the whole gathering.  Click here to read our full Children's Ministry Policies and Procedure

Youth Group
Hey! The Royal Oak Vineyard Youth Group is where you want to be! Every Tuesday night from 6:30 - 8:30, the youth group meets to eat, talk, do bible study, play games, pray, worship and more. Our group ranges from 7th - 12th grade and we are very open, easy going and always welcoming of new friends. The time we spend at youth group is a time of growing closer to God as well as each other. We have three awesome leaders who love to spend time with us and counsel us with their years of wisdom and experience, as well as a Christian perspective on life. You can find us on Facebook here

Questions?
Contact the church office for more information, 248-544-8383.

What To Expect

"Come as you are and you'll be loved." On any given Sunday there are all kinds of people in our church building. You'll find us wearing normal clothes, using regular words (not a bunch of religious jargon), and laughing a lot. We try to take God seriously, but not ourselves too much. We try hard to relate to God in real ways, not be religious or follow rules. We're working hard to cultivate an environment where normal people can meet with God. And we definitely won't pressure you to do something you're not authentically ready to do.

Oh, and there's always coffee (and other drinks) and tasty snacks both before and after the service.

What About The Service?

Before and after the gathering, there is always plenty of time for relationship. We recognize that the "church" is the people.

We begin with a time for worship. For 30-35 minutes we sing, pray, even sometimes sit in silence, as we honor God and connect with His presence. Some people may raise their hands, cry, clap, or even dance a little. Don't feel pressured to do the same. These are just some biblical ways that some people respond to God. Our worship climaxes in celebrating communion, remembering Jesus' death and resurrection.

We then catch up on what's happening. Connecting with what's going on in the church. This includes a more "formal" welcome, sharing of community news, and an invitation to give an offering.

We then enter a time for God's Word. Having met with God, we want to hear what He is saying to us. The 30-35 minute sermon connects the Bible to our everyday lives, in ways both practical and profound.

We conclude with a time for response. God's Message is powerful and able to change us. We may respond in repentance, in seeking healing and freedom, in being empowered. Always we respond by being sent out to be the Church in the world.

The whole thing lasts about 90 minutes.