When you are looking for a church it would be so helpful to know who the people are and what’s important to them so you can decide which churches to visit based on how they line up with who you are. This page will hopefully be just that for you! Our goal is to explain who we are and what we’re passionate about before you even walk through the door. This website was designed with you in mind and we hope all of your questions are answered. If we left anything out, please don’t hesitate to email us at info@tccjax.org.
Step 1: Driving in
The driveway to our building is a bit hidden, but you'll also see a monument sign with our name at the bottom - turn before the sign. As you pull into the parking lot, our church is to the right. Feel free to park wherever you like in this parking lot.
Step 2: Walking Up
From the guest parking spots, you'll see a single door, just to the right of our logo on the window. The door will be open and you'll probably see one of our Pastors or someone from the hospitality team standing there ready to welcome you and show you around. If you'd like to be able to recognize our leadership at the church, you can click here to view pics and bios.
Step 3: Entering the Building
As you walk in, the main area will be to your right - walk around the wall and find yourself a seat. If you arrive a little, on't worry about walking in front of the sound booth and camera to get to the other side of the auditorium - you won't be seen! If you have kiddos, the kids check-in area is in the room directly in front of you as you walk in. One of our hospitality team members will help get your kids checked in. Each family will receive a check-in tag that identifies parents and kids. Security in CrossingKids is EXTREMELY important to us, so please keep this tag as you'll use it to pick up your kids. Also, feel free to bring your kiddos into the service with you.
Step 4: Finding Our Kid’s Ministry
K-5th graders always worship along with the adults, so go ahead and bring them with you. If you have Babies-PreK, walk directly down the hallway in front of you and at the end of the hallway is the entrance to the Babies-PreK area. One of our team members will introduce themselves and show you where your kiddo will be hanging out during the gathering.
Step 5: The Formal Gathering
We worship God in unique ways when we are together as the church. It is during this time that we have the opportunity to raise our voices in praise and adoration of our God - and so we sing together. We also worship God in our hospitality to one another - we spend several minutes giving opportunities for a second "hello." The church will walk around and talk to people they haven't seen in a while or have never met. If this is your first time, you will definitely be greeted during this time! The Bible tells us that our love for one another will be a unique sign to the world that we follow Christ and so we see this as equally a part of worship just as music.
Step 6: Crossing Kids Are Dismissed
Before we begin the sermon, you'll see a slide that will pop up that will say "Crossing Kids are Dismissed." When that happens, the kids can get up and walk toward the entrance where they will see a CrossingKids volunteer waiting for them to take them to their room. You'll recognize them by their nametag.
Step 7: Time of Response
After the sermon is complete, we give the church another opportunity to worship collectively as we participate in the Lord's Supper together. There are tables in the middle of the gathering area where we set out gluten-free bread and grape juice. You can participate in this or you can respond in any personal way the Holy Spirit compels you - this may look like individual prayer in your seat, it could be praying with others, it could be making a decision to follow Christ, or simply connect with the church and ask some questions. We give this time to the church as a whole to process what that morning has just been about and respond to God as He implores you.
Step 7: Worship and Benediction
After the Time of Response we join together again in song and then are sent off with a benediction from one of the Pastors. Feel free to stick around and talk - there will be plenty of the churh lingering and continuing their worship of God in the form of fellowship.
Step 8: Kids Pickup
Once the gathering is over, you can proceed toward the entrance doors and you'll see the K-5th Pickup door to your right. Go ahead and wait by the door and we'll check out each child to their parents or sibling (if they have the security tag). If you are picking up your Baby-PreK, go ahead and walk back down the hallway to the same place you dropped them off! Also look at their take home card which will let you know everything they learned and help you discuss those truths throughout your week!
Policies:
We also want you to know that we take your, and your family's, safety seriously. Below you'll find a list of policies that we hold to at TCC that help us do just that. We are always trying to improve and make sure we are creating a safe environment to worship our God - so if you ever think we need to change, add, or delete anything, please let us know!
Our Pastor, Jonathan and his wife Melissa love having new folks over to their house to share a meal with them and his family. Email him at jonathan@tccjax.org and say we'd love to take you up on your dinner invite!
If you have any other questions please feel free to email us at info@tccjax.org.
If you'd like to pre-register your kids, you can do that here and we will have everything ready for you when you arrive!