Our primary family church service is called sacrament meeting. This meeting is held in our chapels on Sunday and lasts approximately 70 minutes. Visitors are welcome to attend. It is common for families to attend, and we are accustomed to having children as part of the congregation.

A typical meeting would consist of the following:

Hymns: Religious songs sung by the congregation (hymn books are provided).

Prayers: Offered by local Church members.

Partaking of the sacrament (communion): The sacrament is passed to members of the congregation.

Speakers: Typically a meeting will have two or three assigned speakers.

We do not pass a plate to request donations as part of our church services.

Additional Meetings

Visitors are also welcome to attend other Sunday meetings that precede or follow sacrament meeting: Sunday School classes are offered for each age-group, beginning with 12 year olds. Primary meetings consist of a group service and classes for children from 3 to 11 years of age. A nursery is available for young children, aged 18 months to 3 years. Young Women meetings provide classes for young women from 12 to 17 years of age. Relief Society meeting is for women, aged 18 years and older. Priesthood meetings provide classes for males 12 years and older. Sacrament meetings and other meetings may be conducted in differing sequences, depending on the preference of local leaders. The Worship with us feature displays the beginning time of the three-hour block of meetings and the starting time of sacrament meeting.

Appropriate Dress

Those who attend will most likely be wearing their “Sunday best,” which may include suits, sport coats, and ties for the men and dresses or skirts for the women. Children also typically dress up for Sunday.

Helpful Information

Our local congregations are called wards (or branches). The spiritual leader of each ward is called the bishop (or the branch president for branches). He is a member of the congregation who has been asked to serve as a volunteer in this position. Because we have a lay ministry rather than paid clergy, all Church service is voluntary.