Central Avenue gathers the people of God to worship Him twice every Sunday; beginning and ending the Lord's Day in His house and together with His people.

9:30 am Morning Worship
6:00 pm Evening Worship

Morning Worship Services are broadcast live on 1260 AM WPnW and audio web-cast live worldwide at www.1260thepledge.com (click here to be connected). If you would like a CD or cassette tape copy of a service, please contact the church office (info@centralavecrc.org or 616-396-6230).  For a copy of the order of worship, click here.

Visitors are welcome anytime to any service

Our church building is located at 259 Central Avenue, downtown Holland across from Centennial Park.  Click here for a map

Additional special worship services are held as follows:

7:00 pm Good Friday
9:30 am Thanksgiving Day
9:30 am Christmas Day

Click here for the preaching/worship schedule for 2009.  This schedule is subject to change.  Please check the on-line calendar for the most up-to-date information.

Central Avenue's facilities are handicapped accessible and our sanctuary is equipped with the hearing loop system.

The purpose of our worship services is to first of all glorify God. The edification of the saints is a natural by-product. Our worship services regularly include the elements of Reformed worship; such as praise, confession/pardon, profession, prayer, preaching of the Word, celebration of the sacraments and giving our gifts. Worship is viewed as a dialogue between the Creator and His people based on the blood of Jesus Christ. We at Central Avenue believe worshippers are all participants, not merely spectators.

The sacrament of the Lord's Supper is celebrated four or five times a year as follows:

June 10, 2007
September 9
November 18
February 10, 2008
March 21 - Good Friday
June 8

The sacrament of baptism is scheduled usually within the first few months of a covenant child's birth.  One of the pastors will schedule it with the parents.

For more details about specific worship services, click here to be directed to the calendar.

Preaching
In our preaching we seek to be faithful to the biblical text while bringing its timeless message to God's people today, helping them understand and obey God's holy Word.  Often, sermons are preached in a series.  The pastors also seek to honor the various special days on the church calendar.  The pastors also regularly use the Heidelberg Catechism and other Reformed confessions to guide our study of God's Word.  In all the preaching, Christ is the center.

Music
Music is an important part of worship. Central Avenue seeks to use both old and new psalms, hymns and songs that appropriately reflect Scripture and its theme of redemption.  Great care is taken to focus all the elements of the service around the theme of a particular text. Primarily, our 33-rank Schantz pipe organ is used to accompany the congregation singing, but piano and other instruments are also utilized. Special music is regularly included to enhance the worship. For more information, contact our Music Director.