Reverent, biblical, and rooted in the classical Anglican tradition.
Anglican liturgy offers a form of worship rich in Scripture, centered on Christ, and grounded in reverence rather than novelty. Week by week, the same shape of prayer forms our minds and hearts in the truth of the Gospel, the same prayers that have carried the faithful for generations.
"Anglican liturgy offers a form of worship rich in Scripture, centered on Christ, and grounded in reverence rather than novelty."
The reading of God's Word stands at the heart of Christian worship.
The historic faith of the one holy catholic and apostolic Church is confessed together.
Biblical preaching forms the mind and heart in the truth of Christ.
In preparation for the Lord's Table, the people of God come before Him with humility and thanksgiving.
At the Lord's Table, Christ feeds His people in the central act of worship.
At the Lord's Table, Christ meets His people. This is the central act of our worship, where the grace of the Gospel is proclaimed and received. All baptized Christians who love and trust the Lord are welcome to commune. Holy Communion from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer is celebrated in Bellville every Sunday at 10:00 a.m., here at St. Barnabas.
Our worship follows the 1928 Book of Common Prayer, words shaped by Scripture and refined by the saints across the centuries, and the Scripture we read is the King James Version. To pray these prayers is to join a great company of the faithful who have prayed them before us. Evening Prayer from the same book is said on Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m., and anyone may come.
Worship is offered to the living God as it ought to be, with care, order, and beauty. Not for performance, but because the One we worship is worthy of our very best.
Why the formality, the vestments, the kneeling, the set prayers, the church calendar? Visitors ask good questions, and there are good answers. We have gathered them in one place.
Whether Anglican worship is familiar or entirely new to you, visitors are always welcome at St. Barnabas.