WHAT TO EXPECT

No matter how friendly and welcoming a church is, visiting any church for the first time can be a little intimidating. Whether you are new in town, or it has just been a long time since you have been to church, or you may have never been to a Baptist church at all, hopefully this section will to help make your first visit with us more relaxing and enjoyable.



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Get directions to Crestview here.


We have a medium-sized lot, with plenty of space to park. Feel free to park in any space in and around the church. Crestview buildings are fully wheelchair-accessible via curb ramps, and interior ramps. The ushers or members will be glad to assist you.


While some members and attenders do wear their “Sunday best”, many others wear casual and comfortable clothes on Sunday morning. Don’t worry about what you wear, we’d rather you join us and feel right at home!


Service starts at 10am every Sunday morning. Our Circle of Prayer is held before the service at 9:30am. As the service begins, we have greeters at the entry way to the sanctuary to give you a church bulletin and can also help you find a seat. There is plenty of seating available in the sanctuary, so please feel free to sit wherever you like.


Service begins with a few opening songs, performed by our Worship Team. Pastor Greg then gives a welcome and the congregation is given time to greet one another, news for the week may be given out, and at the end of the morning greeting, tithings are collected and children are dismissed for Children’s Church, as well as for infant care in the Nursery. The congregation sings hymns of praise and listens to musical performances from the Worship Team. We then receive the sermon from Pastor Greg. The sermons are geared towards “knowing Christ, and making him known”, and are easy to follow by using the bulletin. You may also use the back of the bulletin to take notes if you wish. We will soon have archives of past sermons available for download, so check for updates soon! The service in its entirety lasts about ninety minutes.

 


We have a caring and loving staff to take care of your infant or toddler in the Nursery. There is also a Children’s Church in attendance during morning services for older children.


The power of Music is a wonderful way to praise God, and we have a great time doing it! Our
services provide contemporary live music, performed by our Worship Team. You will find the lyrics projected on a screen to the right side of the front of the sanctuary, so please join us
in praise and sing along!


We celebrate Communion on the first Sunday of every month. You may choose to receive communion at the tables prepared in the front of the Sanctuary, or ushers can bring them to your seats.



That’s ok! We would love to get to know you! Crestview is a place for fellowship and friendship, and if you let the greeters know this is your first visit, they will take it from there! And no worries about being asked to stand up and be recognized. You will never be singled out, unless you ask to be, and if you so choose, you may fill out a Comcard located behind a seat in front of you and let us know you visited.


If you would like to be part of the Crestview family, we lovingly welcome you. We offer Newcomer Discovery classes, so please call the office at (909) 887-2125 for the designated times.


If you live in the San Bernardino/Riverside County area, we would be glad to send you more information about Crestview. Send an email to office@crestviewsb.org along with your name and mailing address. Let us know if there is anything in particular you would like information on. If you do not live in the SB/Riverside area, click here to find a church near you.