The church is a group of believers that gathers together. The New Testament church seemed to love gathering together (Acts 2:46). Because we believe that we gather together for the aid of pursuing our relationships with both God and others, we take our gatherings seriously. We are committed to gathering.

Hebrews 10:25 says that we are to gather together for the purpose of "stimulating one another to love and good works." The people of Lighthouse Baptist Church operate under the passion that we need each other in order to pursue holiness and love. Therefore, each gathering is held with a distinct purpose in mind, (e.g., gatherings for prayer, for formal education, for informal fellowship, for formal accountability, etc.)

It also seems that the New Testament church was devoted to gathering not only publicly but privately; not only formally, but informally (Contrast Acts 2:42 with 2:46 and 20:20). We are committed to such a pattern in our gathering as well. We believe there is a time for the pulpit and the classroom as well as a time for the fireplace or kitchen table.

The purpose of our Sunday gatherings is to demonstrate both aspects of the formal / public and informal / private.

We want to let the river of our joy run deep so that it may run wide.

Sunday Gatherings:
• We gather for public / formal worship so that "the river may run deep."
  • Adult Bible Study & Children's Classes at 9:30-11:30 a.m.
• Then we gather for informal / private meetings so that we may share our experience of
  Christ and "let the river run wide."
  • Growth Groups meet throughout the afternoon and evening

Monthly Gatherings:

• In connection with our Lord's Supper services each month we gather for fellowship:
  • Koinonia Konnections - Informal fellowships time during lunch