When you arrive you'll find a warm greeting from one of our community members at any entrance door. Bring your family too, as we invite and encourage our families to just "be" in worship. We'll have Children's Chapel (ages K-5) and child care (ages birth to Pre-K) available during worship. If you are more comfortable with your children staying with you, our pastor wants you to know that any potential noise is welcome in worship.
St. Thomas is a community of families who love being a part of this family of faith. We wander together, imagine together, listen together, sing together, and we pray for and help one another to the best of our abilities. We're not perfect, but we seek progress.
Questions and Answers
Our weekly worship service is at 10am every Sunday.
(Lenten services such as Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday are typically at 7pm. Our Advent Christmas Eve service is at 4pm.)
St. Thomas uses a "blended" style of music - from hymns played on the organ to a praise band in worship. We do our level best to tie together theological content from the lyrics of our music to the liturgy we read. All of this is to create a meaningful worship - one that we can depart energized, inspired, and ready for the week ahead.
Absolutely, we do! Currently, we invite our 6th-12th graders to participate together in various studies, retreats, fun outings (CEDAR POINT, ANYONE?!?!), and mission projects. We also partner our youth with Prayer Partners - a non-family member from the church who act as mentors to our youth. Every adult participant has a backgound check, too.
You may hear our Pastor, Rev. Greg, speak frequently of the high level of activity in the life of St. Thomas. Mission Trips, Book & Bible Studies (Pastoral led and lay member led), groups for all different ages, and we also partner with our sister church in the city of Detroit, Park United Presbyterian, for semi-annual worship servies and meals. As a matter of fact, you'll often find our parking lot busy with activity during the week, too, as we offer meeting space for non-profits and more.
Do you have a passion for or a yearning to continue to shape and form your faith? We do, and we cordially invite you along for the journey. No matter where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here.
St. Thomas, part of the PC(USA) protestant Christian tradition, practices Reformed Theology. That is, in so many words, a broader system that includes covenant theology, confession-based church structure, and a distinct worldview. If we were to pin point a scripture that best fits our practices, we'd look to Jesus' Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), or even Matthew 25:34-40, where Jesus calls us to serve - "...just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me." (Mat 25:40 NRS)
Our community believes in a scholarly approach to the Holy texts we read. Thorough exegesis is practiced and encouraged in our community, to draw more depth of meaning from the words in the Bible. We read the BIble through a forward-leaning, critical lens, helping us to imagine a better means of implementing the Gospel's Good News to the world around us.
St. Thomas' namesake, "Doubting" Thomas, was curious about the mission of Jesus just as we are curious enough to welcome questions and journey with one another to seek them out. If you have more questions, please consider a call to our Church office - feel free to ask and inquire more about St. Thomas Community Presbyterian Church.
Our Office number is (586) 781-3025, and Pastor Larsen's Ext. is 101.