Welcome to Morning Star. Our desire is that you would join us in discovering the infinite riches of God’s love and grace—a love and grace that come to each of us as a gift through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As you worship with us, we sincerely pray that you would grow in your faith, that you would love God and neighbor more fervently, that you would learn to serve others more selflessly, and that you would unite with us in joyfully sharing the good news of the gospel. Along with the Apostle Paul, our prayer for you is that “according to the riches of His glory, He may grant you to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God” (Ephesians 3:16-19 ESV).
We have three weekend services:
Saturday at 6:15 pm
Sunday at 9 and 11 am
Just pick the one that works best for you and stop by. Each service has a time of worship, prayer, and teaching from God’s Word. If you have kids, Adventureland—for children birth through fifth grade—happens during every service. Kids “adventure” through the Bible, learn that God’s Word is exciting and that church is a place they want to be. Sonlife for middle school students meets at 9 on Sunday morning, and Sonrise for high schoolers meets at 11.
We invite you to come a bit early, grab some pizza and pop on Saturday nights, or get a coffee at the coffee bar or a continental breakfast at the Grace Café in the lobby on Sunday mornings, and spend some time catching up with your friends and family before joining everyone for worship.
Morning Star is right off Kuebler Boulevard in South Salem at 4775 27th Avenue SE. It’s easily accessible from the freeway (take exit 252 and go one block west to 27th) and from South Commercial Street (turn east on Kuebler and then left on 27th. If you get to the freeway, you’ve gone too far).
When you turn onto 27th and take the church driveway to the church (the little house you’ll drive past on the right is the church offices), you’ll be greeted by members of our parking team. They’ll help you find a parking spot, and if you roll down your window and ask, they’ll be glad to answer any questions you may have. Once you’re parked and come to the building, you’ll get a warm welcome from our greeters. They’ll be ready to answer your questions, and direct you to classrooms, meeting areas, and the information center where you can pick up a gift bag with all kinds of information about Morning Star.
If you have kids, head to the south lobby to our Adventureland registration desk. You can register your kids, get their safety/name tags, and go with them to their classrooms. You’re welcome to come in and check out the classroom to see what your children will be learning! You can be sure that they’ll be taught and loved on in a safe and secure environment.
Feel free to check out the facility and browse the Information Center before coming into the north auditorium where our ushers will help you find a seat. Then just relax, and enter into a time of worship and teaching with us
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At Morning Star, we’re family. You’ll see people dressed up in suits and dressed down in jeans. People who are preppy and people who are pierced and tattooed. You’ll meet truckers and college professors; unemployed and business owners; democrats and republicans; black, white, Hispanic, Asian, young and not so young. What we have in common is that we all love the Lord and one another. And we love to be together. The whole focus of our worship service is just that . . . we come together to worship Jesus Christ. To give Him thanks and praise. To pray for one another and the needs of those around us. And to learn from God’s Word so we can live in a way that shows others the love and truth of Jesus Christ because being a Christian looks like something.
During the time of singing, you may see people raise their hands, or kneel, or stand. You’ll hear contemporary songs and some traditional hymns of the church. During prayer time, you’ll see people gather around those who have raised their hands for prayer. You’re welcome to raise your hand, too, if you have a need you’d like us to pray for . . . and you’re welcome to pray for those near you who have raised their hands for prayer. During the teaching time, you’ll receive solid teaching from the Bible, teaching you can build your life on. Each week in the program you’ll find a handout for sermon notes so you can jot down your thoughts and points you want to ponder. Often these notes will be in outline form and will include questions for our Community Groups, which meet during the week. After every service, members of the prayer team are always available in the prayer room to pray with you, members of the church family and staff are available to talk with you, and some kind of food and coffee are available in the lobby.
Concurrent with the worship service, we have a number of adult education classes that meet in the modulars. Check the adult ed section for a list of current classes. If you’re interested, there’s a class for you.
Morning Star is a worshiping family . . . growing in our faith, loving God and neighbor, serving with our gifts, sharing with the lost . . . all for the glory of Jesus Christ. Come and worship, grow, love, serve, and share with us.
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