How We Worship
“I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!” Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem! Jerusalem—built as a city that is bound firmly together, to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord. There thrones for judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! “May they be secure who love you! Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!” For my brothers and companions’ sake I will say, “Peace be within you!” For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good.”
Pilgrim Presbyterian Church is a member congregation of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (“OPC”), and we’ve been worshipping together for more than fifty years in Raleigh.
First and foremost, we gather each Lord’s Day in the morning and evening to worship our God. At the center of our worship is our savior Jesus Christ and the gospel – the good news of what he has done for us by his life, death, and resurrection.
We worship our triune God in the ways he commands in scripture (Exodus 25:40, Genesis 4:3-8, Matthew 15:1-14). This is called the regulative principle of worship.
When you visit our church, you’ll recognize our order of service as traditionally Presbyterian: God speaks, and the congregation responds to his word. We sing from the Trinity Psalter Hymnal.
The Lord’s Day is, for Christians, the best day of the week. On that day, we hear the good news preached, we celebrate the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, we share Christian fellowship and encourage one another for the week ahead.
We believe part of the Great Commission is discipling the members of the church, teaching them to obey all that our Lord teaches in the scriptures. For that reason we have Sunday School for all ages from September through June.
Our church is full of children, with our young children and youth often outnumbering adults on Sundays. These young members bring tremendous energy and joy to our congregation. It is our prayer and hope that they will all grow up in Christ, profess faith, and serve their Lord with us in the church.
We look forward to welcoming you at Pilgrim and to worshipping our risen Lord together.