White Memorial Church

Review for The Rock (afternoon service)
Overall (³⁄₅): This is the contemporary SDA service that is held in the afternoon and is quite different from the traditional Adventist service at 10:45am.. It has a full praise band that on this service played older contemporary songs (see below for more details on worship music).
Welcomeness: We walked in without a greeter, however, people in the congregation greeted us as we sat down in the sanctuary. They were extremely excited to see us join them for the service. People here are awesome, welcoming, and energetic.
Environment/​The Building: It is located in the same sanctuary as their regular church service and nothing of the environment or building is changed for this service from the traditional service.
Atmosphere in church /​The Feel: The afternoon service has less people than the regular service which creates more of an empty feeling, even though there are people present. If you’re not sitting next to anyone, it can feel like you have your own space or on an island.
Time of Service: 2 – 4:30pm
Worship Music
— category: older contemporary worship music (1990s-​early 2000s)
— instrumentation type: full band (guitar, bass, drums, keys, and piano with 4 vocalists)
— quality: good
— crowd engagement: somewhat
— duration: 4 songs
Sermon: One of the leaders of the group had talked about how the views of Adventists were founded in the traditional and founding beliefs of the protestant reformation. It was refreshing and well researched. The presenter brought out different ways to look at end day prophecy and the relationship of the Catholic church. He did so in a way that was more unbiased than the way many Seventh-​day pastors traditionally talk on this topic.
The sermon was followed by discussion which took a longer time than the presentation. During this time, many of the traditional views of Adventists came forth which brought out tones of exclusivity and uncomfortable for those that might have been non-​SDA or Catholic.
Service: The service differed from the structure of the traditional service at noon. It began with the worship set and contained an interactive game that included everyone in the audience. The sermon was followed with a lengthy discussion. It felt a lot like an afternoon youth group meeting more than a church service. The interaction and discussion created more of an engaging service. The audience was able to participate rather than sit back and be a viewer.
Demographics
— ages: youth-​young adult
— family-​oriented: families with youth aged kids
— attendance: 30
— diversity: mixed ethnic groups
— dress /​attire: casual — business dress

Pastor Ben is amazing! He’s a bible based, right with God kind of guy. Come early for a bible lesson before his sermon. Stay late for a wonderful veggie potluck. Great programs for kids. Saturday’s Saturday’s Saturday’s. Park in the hospital parking lot, its free from Friday night to Saturday night.