WHAT TYPE OF CHURCH IS GRACE OPC?
Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church is presbyterian congregation that holds to the distinctives of the Reformation. The church is a particular congregation of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) and of the denomination’s Presbytery of New Jersey. Our standards are the inspired and inerrant Word of God; the Westminster Confession of Faith, along with its Larger and Shorter Catechisms; and the Book of Church Order of the Orthdodox Presbyterian Church.
WHEN AND WHERE ARE THE SERVICES?
Grace OPC Fair Lawn offers Sunday School for all ages including adult at 9:45 a.m. The congregation gathers for morning worship at 11:00 a.m. and evening worship at 6:00 p.m. The church meets at the intersection of East Amsterdam Avenue and Ryan Road in Fair Lawn, New Jersey.
WHAT SHOULD I WEAR?
You will find that people wear a wide range of comfortable clothing ranging from suits/dresses to school or business casual to shirts and jeans.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I ARRIVE?
You you arrive you can expect greeted by a member of the congregation but also by an usher who will provide you with a bulletin containing the order of worship and other information. Please feel free to introduce yourself as well as sign our visitor’s book by the doors to the sanctuary. Our rest rooms are at the bottom of the stairs to the left of the entrance.
WHAT IS A SERVICE LIKE?
As God is a God of order, so our worship services are orderly. We seek to worship in the manner that pleases the Lord according to how he desires to be worshipped as presented in the Word of God, the Bible.
HOW CAN I MEET OTHERS AND GET CONNECTED?
Grace OPC Fair Lawn is all about connecting with God and each other. Not only do we worship together, we also learn and fellowship together. Prior to morning worship we offer Sunday School for all ages. Immediately following morning worship please stay for coffee and fellowship so we can get to know one another. Other occasions for fellowship are provided through a variety of opportunities including prayer times and Bible study times, home groups, fellowship dinners, monthly men’s and women’s book studies, a monthly children’s club, and a monthly fellowship and game night.
WHAT ABOUT MY KIDS?
As a church, we invite children of all ages to be a part of the growing, thriving ministry of our congregation. There is space for newborns and toddlers in our nursery and classes for preschoolers and elementary school every Sunday morning. Children are welcome along with your entire family in worship to take part in learning and growing towards Christ as a part of our covenant community. Should younger ones become restless, a welcoming nursery adjacent to the fellowship hall is available where you can continue to hear the worship services through a mounted speaker.