{"id":980,"date":"2018-09-18T23:36:25","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T23:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olympiachinesechurch.org\/en\/?page_id=980"},"modified":"2018-10-11T22:49:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T22:49:50","slug":"im-new","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/olympiachinesechurch.org\/en\/im-new\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m New"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Olympia Chinese Christian Church!<\/p>\n<p>Not sure what you should expect on your first visit with us? No worries\u2026 We hope the following information will be helpful to you.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>A Friendly Atmosphere<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Please don\u2019t be surprised if you are welcomed to our church multiple times on your first visit. We encourage a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. In fact, you might even feel that we are very much like a family. At some point before the service starts, there will be an opportunity for everyone to shake hands and to greet one and another.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>God-centered Worship<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>At Olympia Chinese Christian Church we feature a mixture of both traditional and contemporary worship services. That means we love and sing the old hymns as well as modern worship songs that are filled with strong Biblical themes. We don\u2019t have a large praise band but we do have a worship team and a choir that are made up by a group of gifted musicians and a congregation of believers who love to worship God in music.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>Communion<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is our monthly Lord\u2019s super or Communion Service where we partake the bread, which symbolizes the body of Christ, and the wine which symbolizes His shed blood for the sins of mankind. If you are a believer, we welcome you to partake the bread and wine with us. If you are not a believer yet, it is our hope that one day you will join us for the celebration and remembrance of God\u2019s Son.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Biblical Teaching<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Our church is built upon the faithful and accurate teaching of God\u2019s divine Word. It is our desire that you leave here knowing God and His Word better than you did before you came. As such our teaching will feature a verse-by-verse in depth study of the scripture and its practical applications for our lives. If you do not have a Bible with you today, don\u2019t worry, we have Bible available at the back of each pew and even projected at the front of the auditorium for you to read.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Classes for All Ages<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>AT OCCC, there is a variety of classes for every age. Please bring your kids and be assured that you will be able to enjoy the service distraction-free while your children attend a class designed just for them!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>A No-Pressure Offering<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Our church is financed entirely by the faithful and generous giving of our members. Our offerings support many different ministry areas, such as Facility Fund, General Fund and Missions &amp; Support Fund.\u00a0 Please do not feel pressured to put anything in the offering box. God loves cheerful giver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Olympia Chinese Christian Church! Not sure what you should expect on your first visit with us? No worries\u2026 We hope the following information will be helpful to you. A Friendly Atmosphere Please don\u2019t be surprised if you are welcomed to our church multiple times on your first visit. We encourage a friendly and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1180,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olympiachinesechurch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/980"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olympiachinesechurch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olympiachinesechurch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olympiachinesechurch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olympiachinesechurch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=980"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/olympiachinesechurch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1037,"href":"https:\/\/olympiachinesechurch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/980\/revisions\/1037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olympiachinesechurch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olympiachinesechurch.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}