Vintage Church - Services

Services

Vintage Church's services typically appeal to a younger demographic, with a majority of those attending services coming from local colleges and the University of Kansas, as well as a growing 'post college' and alternatively, high school-aged crowd. As of May, 2009, services are normally held at 5:30pm on Sunday evenings. According to the church leadership, the evening service time (as opposed to the more characteristic Sunday morning service, held by the vast majority of Christian churches) is intentional, as they believe both students and those from unchurched backgrounds find it difficult to attend a morning service if the individual is not already committed to the Christian faith.

The worship service itself is characteristic of most Protestant churches, in that the service incorporates a time of musical worship, communion, public reading of scripture, and teaching, followed by a closing benediction. Communion is taken at every public service.

In February 2008, journalist Hailey Osterhaus, with the University Daily Kansas (the school newspaper of the University of Kansas) wrote:

"I recently observed a Christian church called Vintage Church at the Lawrence Art Center at 940 New Hampshire St. The structure of the sermon was extremely modern. I was greeted by a huge group of incredibly warm and accepting Christians. They opened with a talented band playing religious songs that I actually enjoyed listening to. (It was no Radiohead, In Rainbows but nevertheless enjoyable). Then, the preacher said that he was happy to receive the company of those who came to explore their church. As he spoke, there were no implications of what was fashionable concerning religion. He was simply saying that the church welcomed anyone, even if they didn’t have a relationship with God. When the hour was finished, I decided this church was open-minded and tolerant, the way that everyone should be."