Sturbridge Worship Center is a community of believers committed to a Biblical lifestyle that manifests itself in passionate worship, the power of the Holy Spirit, a lifestyle of love and holiness and a commitment to personal and corporate prayer. Our vision is to be a New Testament church that is consistently moving towards a more complete manifestation of the fullness of Christ in “body” ministry, as described in Ephesians 4:11-16. We believe that every believer is called to be a “minister” as the outflow of our Christianity and we seek to create an environment that equips, encourages and releases each member to find their proper place of expression in the Lord’s body!

THE MINISTRIES OF STURBRIDGE WORSHIP CENTER

Corporate Worship - Currently we meet together for worship Sunday mornings at 9:30am. The children participate with us during the musical portion of the service and then are dismissed into the care of the children’s church workers during the preaching portions of the service. All children return to the sanctuary at approximately 11:30 each Sunday morning.

Intercessory Prayer / House of Prayer - Part of our function as a local fellowship is to engage in a lifestyle of corporate intercession for the regional body of Christ and for revival amongst the unbelieving community. We have daily prayer meetings throughout the week and it is our desire for and counsel to our local church body that every member be involved in a minimum of one prayer meeting each week.

Children’s Ministry - During this season of our life as a church we are operating out of a children’s church format as opposed to a traditional Sunday School setting. The children meet together from a variety of ages and together they engage in worship, prayer and the word of God in a context that ministers to their individual needs. A.) Kid’s night! As a part of our children’s ministry there is currently a monthly kid’s night here at the church for children ages 8-12. This night is a night of fun, discipleship and evangelism that is very unique and different each month.

Altar Ministry - There is altar ministry available after every service in the event that you need personal prayer for healing, have need of personal ministry or need a saint to agree with you in prayer for a specific need that concerns you. We have specified times of altar ministry after many of our services but even when there is no formal time of prayer ministry, please feel free to come forward and request personal ministry. Pastor Dan will gladly assist you by directing you to one of the altar ministry workers who can care for you.

Home Fellowship Groups - Home Fellowship Groups play a vital part in our framework of body life and we encourage every person who considers Sturbridge Worship Center their church home to participate weekly in a home fellowship group. It is through the means of the home fellowship groups that much of our discipleship, relationship development and personal care takes place. There are fliers available in the downstairs main foyer, in the information center that will introduce you to the different groups and provide you with information as to times, locations and directions.

Missions - Sturbridge Worship Center currently supports numerous missionaries and regional ministries such as Teen Challenge. We habitually invest a percentage of our church income into supporting and encouraging other ministries. We believe that God gives to the giver!

Conferences - Here at Sturbridge Worship Center we frequently serve the larger body of Christ through hosting regional conferences and training events. By this means we develop greater networking in the regional body of Christ, as well as strengthen the heart of servanthood within our own local congregation as we play host to saints from around New England and at times beyond.

Outreach Ministries - Our church is active in various forms of ministry to both the community and the body of Christ, through acts of service, music ministry and acts of compassion.

Counseling Ministries - Sturbridge Worship Center has various counseling ministries available to serve you. Our counselors are lay counselors not professional counselors, and all counseling is provided as a volunteer service to you.

Leadership Development - Pastor Dan is very committed to training and releasing leaders into the body of Christ. As a part of that we have a group called the Sturbridge Worship Center Leadership Development group that meets monthly as well as goes on training retreats together for personal enrichment. This group is focused on training, personal wholeness, and relationship skills development as preparation for fruitful ministry. Ephesians 4:11-13 is our focus scripture.

Tape and Video Ministry - Sturbridge Worship Center is currently audio taping all of our normal church services, as well as most special functions that take place as a ministry of the church. We are also developing a video ministry that, at this time, is reserved for our conferences and special training events. As this aspect of the ministry develops we will endeavor to video all of our services with a future goal of placing the church service on regional cable television. If you are touched by one of the church services or miss a message that you would like to acquire, you may purchase cassettes and videos through the church book store.

Youth / Young Adult Ministry - Our youth and young adult ministry is consistently changing and evolving as our church grows and changes. At this time we are holding a monthly youth and young adults night. This meeting is open to all those 13- 28 years of age and is geared towards the needs of this generation of young people both through ministry, fellowship and fun.