An Ancient Kind of Gathering...

Spirit Falls Circle, formerly known as “Sunday 5,” is a Sunday evening service which began two years ago this past Easter in the Spirit Falls sanctuary.

It’s a gathering of believers, literally sitting in a circle, whose desire has been and continues to beto emulate as closely as possible the essence of the early church…

“They devoted themselves to… teaching, and to the fellowship, and to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Acts 2:42.

Spirit Falls Circle is an open congregation of people who come… to worship God in unadorned song and the spoken word… to remember Jesus’ sacrifice and triumph over death as we come together to the communiontable in quietness and reverence… to draw sustenance from Scripture… where questions, doubts and insights are encouraged and the sharing is rich... to pray, offering our gifts of adoration and gratitude to God, and to intercede for each other… to encourage one another, as our faith is cultivated and we see God’s hand at work in our lives in often miraculous ways…

Spirit Falls Circle is a living thing, flexible and vibrant… and all are welcome. It’s a space in whichone can give and receive… or sit in silence and simply “be”… experience peace and rest. It can be ameaningful way to end the past week and begin the new one, buoyed up for the fusion of joy andchallenge in our life journey. Our numbers have at times swelled and at times ebbed, but God hascontinued to bless us, meet needs and draw us closer to Him. He is most definitely “on the move,”and we have all felt nourished and cared for.

As we draw the hour to a close we leave one another with this blessing… “Go in peace, for by the goodness of God you have been born and by the providence of God you have been kept all this day and all through your lives and by the love of God you are redeemed.”

~ Doug and Lori Wheeler ~