Is your church connected to a denomination?
1208 Greenwood Church is a part of the Free Methodist denomination. Methodism was born out of the revival that John Wesley led in the 1700’s and Free Methodism was born as a social justice movement within Methodism in the mid-1800’s under the leadership of B.T. Roberts. These Free Methodists were abolitionists who also desired to care for the poor and ensure the church wasn’t ostracizing or afflicting them. That being said, we have many of the same Wesleyan beliefs that Methodists do because we come from the same movement, though we have been separated long enough that we also now differ on some beliefs. You can learn more about the fine details of what we believe here.
What time should I arrive?
Our main service begins at 10am, but our cereal bar opens at 9am for the community to come and eat and hang out beforehand. Most people will trickle in over the course of the 9am hour. Others arrive closer to 10am for the service. You are welcome to arrive whenever you’d like, but if it’s your first time with us, you may feel more comfortable arriving around 9:30am when more of our community has arrived.
Do I have to stay the whole time?
You may come and leave at your own convenience. Our Sunday services have 3 phases. We serve breakfast at 9, we hold service at 10, and we serve physical and spiritual needs at 11. You are welcome to join us whenever you'd like and leave whenever you'd like. You can even come, leave, and come back!
What if I have allergies?
Our meals are potluck-based, which means we cannot meet any kind of special requests. We do not expect our community to work around any kind of allergies whether it be gluten, nut, egg, lactose, etc. We hope you are able to find food that you will enjoy in our breakfast, but we do not and cannot guarantee our food to meet any kind of special requests or deitary needs.
How does the monthly food bank work?
Every 4th Sunday of the month, Compassionate Ministries of Jackson County gives us food to distribute during our 11am Kingdom Ministries time. If you would like to get some products from this monthly food bank, you will want to sign up anytime after our doors open at 9am on Sunday mornings. Our mobile food bank has limited supplies so the earlier you sign up, the higher a chance you will have to ensure that there are enough supplies for you when we distribute them at 11am. If you don’t plan on staying for service, you are welcome to sign up, leave, and return when we distribute supplies, but please note that if you are not present promptly at the time of distribution, someone else may take your place. We don’t want any food to go to waste so we do our best to ensure it all finds a home.
Is your building handicap accessible?
Yes. Our front doors off of Greenwood Ave are handicap accessible. While our main parking lot is behind the church off of McNeal, there are several parking spots by our front entrance as well.
What should I wear?
You’ll find most of our attendees are dressed quite casually. You are welcome to wear whatever you’d like, but our church is not one that you have to dress up for to feel like you fit.