Limapela Education Project
Faith in Action
This project aims to provide quality education to children in Zambia's Copperbelt Province.
Greyfriars 9.00 am classical service aims to provide a more liturgically-oriented service of about one hour's duration, focusing on the exposition of Scripture and a blend of psalms, hymns, biblical paraphrases, songs and choral items played on classical instruments. In this way Greyfriars seeks to keep alive the great heritage of Christian faith, spirituality and worship in a postmodern society where many people's experience of God has become shallow or superficial. There is no children's programme.
Greyfriars 10.30 a.m. contemporary service is a warm, happy, family-oriented occasion, one and a half hours in length. Its musical style, supported by an energetic choir, is led by a worship band. The repertoire includes mainly contemporary songs, with occasional contemporary renditions of traditional hymns. With an emphasis on all-age worship, children are welcome, and there is a creche. There is a family learning time before the children leave for their educational programme. They rejoin the service after a biblical or topical message for the adults, to take part in the conclusion of the service.
'Greyfriars @Seven' is an exciting youth-oriented evening service, which meets at 7 p.m. following 'Live @Five', the youth programme at 5 p.m. It is attended by a large group of teenagers, students and young adults, supported by some adults. Led by a worship band, its musical style is upbeat and uses contemporary Christian music. Normally the youth pastor or a young person brings a challenging and instructional message. After the service, coffee and refreshments are usually served in 'Loco Foco' - the restaurant in the crypt below the church.
The Korean Language Service is held in the Macpherson Room at 10.30 a.m. each Sunday and aims to provide a family environment for Korean immigrants who have been trying to settle down in New Zealand. It appreciates the difficulties in new culture and loneliness in a new country. It therefore gives a language-friendly environment for Koreans with limited English ability and provides a multi-cultural christian education for Sunday School age children for the next generation.
