If you are reading this, THANK YOU!
We are so glad you are here!
We KNOW it isn't easy to start something new, visit a new Church,
or walk into an environment where you don't know anyone.
We want you not only to FEEL welcome at The Branches Church of the Nazarene...
We want you to KNOW that you ARE WELCOME!
Come as you are!
Our Mission isn't to judge!
It is actually LOVING • GROWING • SERVING, and loving includes you as you are!
We want you to know we are grateful you've chosen to join us today!
We gather together so we can WORSHIP in God's Presence!
It's about Him, not us... so all of us are off the hook!
No Pressure!
Each of us visited here the very first time, and there was a reason or reasons why we came back.
So please BE WELCOME
from the moment you drive in the parking lot,
from the moment you walk in the front doors,
while you are getting your bearings or trying to find a seat,
throughout the service and after it is over!
Here are a few practical things to know about us:
We are going to talk to you!
We don't want anyone to feel embarrassed or uncomfortable, but we want to meet you!
We might ask where you are from or how you came to be in Cleveland, maybe even how you found The Branches!
We might ask if there is anything you need, any information you are looking for like the nursery for your kids or a restroom.
We might ask if there is anything we can help you pray about.
We might offer to sit with you or have you sit with us ('no thank you' is a perfectly acceptable answer).
We might introduce you to someone else, maybe someone your age or with kids like yours, or a student in college like you.
We might even have to ask for your name more than once, because none of us remember everything we hear!
We also promise not to be offended if you just say, 'I'm new and I'm just trying to take this all in.'
We just want to help you be as comfortable as possible so that nothing distracts you from the One Who really matters... Jesus!
So, WELCOME!
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