Anyone who has attended the highly impressive Glorious Christmas Nights show at WEAG church in December, knows full well this community is gifted in the musical arts. Having been to the show for my first time this year, and been in absolute awe, I had high hopes for the music portion of their service this Sunday.
As I suspected, the choir was nothing short of magnificent. While they didn't have a live camel parading around (yes, they actually have a live camel come walk around the theater during their Christmas show) I was still equally impressed with the enthusiasm and passion that the WEAG's (as the pastor so loving refers to his congregation) bring to the table.
When I pulled into the parking lot, I realized just how massive this church truly is. With an estimated 200 cars in the parking lot, and nearly 400 in attending church service on a rainy Sunday WEAG clearly has a loyal following. I sat high up in their stadium seating area and watched the service from one of their 4 high tech TV screens that displayed the Pastor up-close so everyone could see him well.
Pastor John Hershman , had the attention and respect from his congregation as well as a very satirical sense of humor. He poked fun at one point when explaining how he wasn't really "with it" this Sunday by saying "I'm kinda groggy this morning because of the weather, but luckily, I knew I only needed a half a brain today because of who I was preaching to" Everyone loving smiled as he continued..."Actually, to be clear, that comment was only directed at current church members, anyone new to the church, you're clearly very smart"
In the brief time I was there, He seemed to be a very sincere and humorous speaker and his presence alone made everyone feel comfortable. It was easy to feel at home with him leading the service.
The sermon was about the days before Jesus was being called to die on the cross and His discussion with his disciples before he left them with the Counselor. When speaking of Jesus's commitment to fulfill his Father's mission, the Pastor was briefly overcome with emotion and moved to tears. After he regained composure, he ended the service in thoughtful prayer.
Because of my experience with the Pentecostal church during High School, I was kinda hoping to see some people talking in tongues, but no such luck. I guess I have to go to another Pentecostal church to get a glimpse of that! Unfortunately, it just wasn't all that eventful in that regard but maybe I just showed up at the wrong time of day. The WEAG's have plenty of activities each day to ensure that each person has ample time to stay active within the church and claim a healthy Christian lifestyle. Everything from Discipleship classes, women's and family ministry, 24 counseling hotline to fine arts, finance and life groups ministries.
In conclusion, I'd certainly recommend this church to anyone looking for a large congregation with a ton of daily Christian activities. If you are moved by good music and have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and recognize that every Christian has gifts of the Spirit, one could easily call themselves a WEAG.
To learn more about the phenomenal things going on at the West End Assemblies of God church, visit their very modern and cool website at: http://www.weag.org
Monday, March 15, 2010
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