A church’s architecture and furniture often derive from a church’s theology. This is especially so in Churches of Christ.

We tend not to embrace iconography. Instead: the priesthood of the believer.  We don’t have a choir or choir loft. Instead: congregational singing and making melody heart to heart, pew to pew.

And no high altar. Instead, in our fellowship: a simple table around which believers gather and share a common meal – and not that much of a meal, really, only a little bread, a sip of juice or wine. But it’s a ritual Jesus himself instituted, gathered around a crude table with his disciples. “Do this in remembrance of me,” he instructed.

And so 2000 years later, that’s what we Christians still do…

  • We commemorate a Savior who died – a somber thing.
  • We celebrate a Savior who rose from the dead – a joyous thing.
  • We await that Savior’s return, when he will restore us to himself – a hopeful thing.

And by those collective things, we are renewed.

In our English assemblies we gather around a set of physical tables in the center of the auditorium.  Their placement emphasizes the centrality of communion in our worship and draws us closer to one another.  It more closely reflects the early Christian practice of centering worship around this simple meal. We invite our visitors to join us here.  We recognize it may be a bit different and uncomfortable at first, but we hope you feel surrounded by Christ's love as well as our own and are renewed.