Saturday Church

My pastor blogged today about Saturday night services that we began at North Point nearly two years ago.

My wife and I attended the Saturday services until this past January when a change in volunteer positions forced a move back to Sunday.

Honestly, we absolutely loved Saturday night church. The biggest advantage we found was that we didn't really have big plans on Saturday night anyway, and this gave us something great to do and be a part of. Of course, it also meant not having to get up Sunday mornings and hurry around to get ready for church.

Saturday night church has a much different atmosphere than Sunday church.

And, for us at NPC, Saturday night carried several surprises. We didn't know which, if any, of the services would be popular. We didn't know if Saturday night church would even work. After all, other churches in town had tried it and abandoned it.

Saturday night church turned out to be very successful, especially the 5 p.m. service, which has as many people attending it as our heavily attended 11 a.m. Sunday service.

Now, to be honest, when we moved back to Sunday services, we realized some negatives about Saturday night church. Since we volunteer, and have kids, we found ourselves rushing around to make it in time for pre-service meetings, and get our kids in their classes. Also, since most people we know go to church on Sundays, doing anything with them takes more planning and coordination.

All in all, Saturday night church is a great thing, and a very enjoyable experience for a church that can pull it off.