New Life Harvest Saints Adapt to New Sundays

Moving the ministry to Antipolo City is, for most of our members, like starting a new chapter in our life as a local church. It has brought many changes to the way we do church. It forced us to adjust and learn to serve God and the people in new and different ways.

Our Sundays are never the same again. Because we use for our worship center a function hall in a hotel, we have to set up our equipment every time we hold our service. Our Sunday now begins at 8:00 AM when the Site Preparation Team arrives to set up the stage and the audio/video system. About 15 minutes later, our Music Team arrives to set up their instruments. By 8:30 AM the Security and Ushering Team have already arrived and making their own preparations.

The sanctuary is not opened to the congregants until 15 minutes before 9:00 AM. By that time, the place is fully set up and the Ushers are ready to accommodate the worshippers. Special attention is given to guests so that they feel comfortable and find their way around. They are promptly identified using our Guest Information Cards and acknowledged later on by the Emcee.

At the closing of the worship service, our Snacks Team are ready to distribute food and drinks to everyone who may need to ease their hunger before they leave.

The saints do not leave right away. The youths return for the afternoon service after they had lunch. Other events may take place in the next 3 hours before we leave the hall. We have Bible Classes for baptism candidates, new members and others depending on the present need. The baptism of new believers is also held right after the service so many will be able to witness the occassion.

The day will not end until our respective teams have dissassembled the stage and packed up our equipments. Our day at the hotel spans a mere 6 hours. But in those hours we have ministered more effectively than we have before, and were able to mobilize the most number of our men and women. At the end of the day we still have time to spend with our families or get together for dinner fellowships in various homes.