Frequent Questions

We have one service on Sunday morning, at 10:00.

The services are lively and meaningful. We don't like being bored. And we like to keep things unpredictable--meaning, the service doesn't follow the same format Sunday after Sunday. Or, at least, we might throw in something unexpected.

We don't get hung up about what people wear. We don't want a silly thing like clothes to keep people from being part of us. Bluejeans are common, though you might find a few people wearing ties. The pastor almost never preaches wearing a tie, and members of the worship team often wear jeans. During the summer, many people come wearing shorts. As long as people keep it modest, we're okay with it. It's just not something we get all worked up about.

So come as you are. We just want you to come.

We enjoy peppy music. Sometimes we clap, sometimes not. And we like to keep things unpredictable--meaning, the service doesn't follow the same format Sunday after Sunday. Or, at least, we might throw in something unexpected.

On Sundays, the music is led by small worship team--guitars, drums, keyboard, and occasional another instrument. We like it when they do peppy music. We use a lot of the new worship music being written today, but also use some of the old hymns.

We have membership, but we don't emphasize it much. However, only members can come to our potlucks. If you're not a member--sorry, no food.

Only kidding.

Membership isn't a big deal with us. Many of our regular attenders are not members, and they have their reasons. We're just glad they've chosen to serve the Lord through Anchor. You can be very active at Anchor without being a member (only a few leadership positions are restricted to members).

Pastor Hallman holds a membership class periodically, usually for a couple hours after church on a Sunday. If you sit through that and stay awake, you're in.

At the top is the Board of Administration, which consists of about ten people. That group is the final authority in the church. We currently have a staff of three persons, headed by Pastor Tim Hallman. Pat Minch is the administrative assistant, and Danny Zook is the cleaning coordinator, which means he keeps the place looking nice. A Board of Elders works closely with Pastor Hallman.

We then have people in charge of specific ministries--Kids Club, finances, special events, property, worship team, and other things.

We're part of a small denomination called the United Brethren in Christ. It consists of about 200 churches in the United States, plus churches in 14 other countries. The United Brethren church was actually the first American-made denomination, tracing its roots back in 1767 for formally starting in 1800. At that time, there were plenty of other denominations in the colonies, but they were all transplanted from Europe. We were the first to actually start in the New World.

If you're into labels, the United Brethren church would be classified as "conservative evangelical." We don't think we're the only group going to heaven, but gladly link arms with other like-minded Christian churches and organizations.

We're basically a conservative evangelical church. Our key doctrinal beliefs are contained in the United Brethren Confession of Faith.

Our attitude through the years has been to stick closely to biblical absolutes, let people follow their own convictions on issues where the Bible allows freedom, and maintain unity when disagreements arise. We have our lines in the sand, but we don't draw them as narrowly as some churches.