When you visit COV, expect a warm welcome from a host of new friends. It doesn't matter which of our three Sunday
worship services you attend, you will be greeted with kind words and bright smiles.
10:30 A.M.
Worship Service at Church of the Valley is an amazing worship experince for all ages. The service fetures
both contemporary and traditional music, relevent messages, and great fellowship every week. We also offer an adult bible
study at 9:15 A.M. and children's activity time. Children and youth join in the worship service every Sunday, and
after 15 minutes in the larger service, children go to a interactive worship experience in the children's center.
We also offer worship services at the historic Little Brown Church on Sunday morning
at 8:00 A.M. The service is informal, and the music varies from week to week as various guest musicians join us for
worship. In addition to a short message, we pray together and share the Communion Meal with one another. The service
lasts about 45 minutes and many people linger afterwards to visit and catch up. The Little Brown Church is located at
Coldwater Canyon and Moorpark in Studio City.
The one thing they have in common, however, is that they enjoy celebrating
their faith with one another. In both our services, we share the Communion Meal as part of worship.
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Even though COV has a variety of worship opportunities on Sunday morning, the services share several things in common:
PRAYER: We collect prayer request cards (called, "Care and Concerns Cards") from the congregation
and read them before we offer our prayers to God. Because we place such a high value on prayer during our worship service,
we invite those who are able to come forward to kneel as we commune with our Creator. Also during each of our services,
we pray the Lord's Prayer ("debts" version).
COMMUNION MEAL (Lord's Supper): All
people of faith are invited to participate in the Communion Meal at COV. At each service, we eat the bread individually
as it is passed to us. We hold the cup, however, and drink it together as a group. To accommodate the widest possible
number of people, we use grape juice instead of wine.
OFFERINGS: Like all churches, we believe that
supporting the ongoing ministries of the church is part of authentic worship. Unlike many churches, however, we do not
pass a collection plate during our worship services at COV. Instead, "Offering Boxes" are located at each of
the Sanctuary doors. We encourage our members and friends to place their gifts in one of these boxes prior to the service,
during the greeting time, or at the conclusion of worship. Of course, all gifts are tax-deductible. |
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