What to Expect

SUNDAYS:
Two Worship Services Each Sunday

  • The 10:30 a.m. Worship Service has been our traditional main service in English. It has a more formal liturgy combined with a welcoming and warm, yet solemn, atmosphere. The sermon is from the pulpit, the congregation participates in traditional hymns, and the Fellowship Choir leads in the great musical worship of the church.
  • The 6:00 p.m. Worship Service is mainly in Portuguese and has a more contemporary flavor. It emphasizes congregational participation, the music is easily sung, the dress is casual and the sermons are more interactive.

See also: Sunday Worship activities

JUNIOR CHURCH
While parents and youth attend services in the sanctuary, Anna Heloisa de Souza conducts Christian activities for children who are too young to attend the 10:30 worship service. (In the Golden Room on the third floor, in Portuguese)

COMMUNION
The Lord’s Supper is celebrated every first Sunday of the month. Those who confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and are in fellowship with a Christian church are invited to participate.

INFANT NURSERY
Childcare is provided during both Sunday Worship services for children 3 years old and under, in our well-appointed nursery on the third floor.

SUNDAY MORNING CLASSES AT 9 A.M.
Adults meet for Walking in Faith Class in the Max Mangels Ministry Center on the ground floor. A powerpoint presentation in English is presented by the pastor or education director and is followed by a brief coffee break and group discussions in English and Portuguese in the MMMC lounge and the library, respectively. The studies are over by 10:15.
Youth between 11 and 18 meet with Filipe, a seminary student who offers Christian responses to teen life´s challenges. ( English/Portuguese).
Children 3 to 10 attend age-appropriate Sunday School classes on the third floor that always involve a Bible lesson, followed by application of the lesson and engaging activities that reinforce that lesson.( English/Portuguese).

COFFEE HOUR
Both Sunday Worship Services are followed by a time to visit in the fellowship hall adjacent to the sanctuary. Coffee and tea are served and the ministers are available to talk with members and visitors.

PARKING
Parking is available, on Sunday Mornings, at the Parking Garage of the Park Avenue parking lot, Rua Carlos Sampaio, 176, just down the street from Fellowship (See Map). For R$ 5 you can leave your car from 8:00 am until 1:00 pm. Be sure to get your ticket stamped before leaving the church.

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