What can I expect at Dover?

Dover Church is not our building.  Our building is the place where we, the church, meet.  Our facilities are tools that God has given where we can meet together, worship, and learn more about His Word.  We, the church, belong to a larger denomination called the Christian and Missionary Alliance.  We are a denomination that has taken the form of a movement, a denomination that is completely committed to sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ all around the world through our involvement in, and support of, missions and missionaries.  You can find out more about the C&MA (Christian and Missionary Alliance) here.

Is Dover a friendly church?

Here's a question you'll ask others, but you'd probably never actually ask anyone at Dover... of course we would say - Yes!  But, that all depends on who you sit next to on a Sunday morning, doesn't it?  If you sit next to Grouchy Gary, you might leave before the service is actually over.  On the other hand, if you sit next to Sweet Sara, you might end up talking with her until you're the last ones out the door.  So, the real question is - when you come, will you be Gary or Sara?  Please be like Sara, because then Dover will be a really friendly church!  Truthfully, the folks at Dover genuinely care about each other and all those who come in the doors throughout the week.  If you are willing, you WILL find a friend at Dover Church!

What type of a worship service do you have?

A long time ago we decided that there were three things we absolutely had to have in every worship service.  In fact, if even one of these was missing then we would be missing the mark.  The three things we will have in every single worship service at 1) Corporate worship 2) Prayer 3) Communication of biblical truth.  We come to worship God together.  We pray to Him and tell Him how much we love and adore Him, and also pray for the needs of others.  We need to hear from His Word and understand His desires for us.  Pastor Jeff teaches God Word with the goal of presenting to us biblical truth that will both equip us to serve God and also affect how we live our lives.  Pastor Dennis and our worship team lead us in singing praise to God using worship songs written today as well as the ones written many years ago.  We try to find the "sound of Dover" as we bring our musically gifted people together to worship and praise Him.

I have young children, is there anything Dover offers for them?

Children's Ministry is one of the strengths of Dover Church.  We believe that if we can teach children how to have a genuine friendship with God, and what the Bible actually teaches about Him, they will be blessed by that for the rest of their lives!  Three Sundays a month from September-May we have a Children's Church that runs simultaneously, but separately, from our adult service.  There they learn about God on their own level.  This is for kids from 4 years old through the 2nd grade.  Of course we have Sunday School classes for all ages of children, youth and adults.  On Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 8:00pm we have a Children's program called AWANA for kids 4 years old through the 6th grade.  This is a great program filled with fun, games, teaching, and mentoring that kids want to come back to week after week, and that helps them to grow in their Christian lives.