The Elders and Staff have been considering the addition of a Saturday evening worship service for several years. We are now taking preliminary steps to actually launch a new worship service on Saturday evenings in September of 2011.

There are two main reasons that we think a Saturday night worship service will help us fulfill the mission of making mature followers of Jesus. The first has to do with scheduling. Because of work, family events, and sports programs more and more people have difficulty participating in worship on a weekly basis. Having the option of a worship service on Saturday nights might make it easier for some individuals and families to be more consistent. We hope that some who already have a connection with Faith Church of Grayslake, but rarely attend worship on Sunday mornings, will be drawn into a more consistent pattern of worship. It is also possible that Saturday nights will work better for some un-churched people.

The second reason for offering a new worship service on Saturday evenings is related to style. For many years the music in our worship services has been characterized by what some call a "blended" style. We have attempted to blend the best of traditional music with the best of contemporary music. Many people who currently attend Faith Church appreciate this style. We plan to continue the "blended" approach for both services on Sunday morning. On Saturday evenings the style will be more "contemporary." We will use styles of music and media that match the "language" of un-churched people around us.

Even though this new worship service will have a different stylistic look and feel, it will be centered on the same biblical mission of making mature followers of Jesus. People who attend the Saturday evening service will be just as much a part of Faith Church as those who attend on Sunday mornings. All three services will track with the same Bible text and Big Idea each week. The same small group system will support all three services. People from all three services will participate in the same mission and service projects.

We are looking for God's direction with regard to this new worship service. We are very interested in your input. If we continue to move forward on this venture we will need a core group of dedicated and hard working people to take this bold step of faith. Please direct your comments to me ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), Drew Thorwall ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), or Jim Jacob ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).