Larryon Truman - Church visit #1

Blog Title - Larryon Truman - Church visit #1

Church name: Oakbrook Community Church en Espanol

Church Address: 3100 Midwest Road, Oakbrook, IL

Date attended: March 1, 2015

Church Category: Lower socioeconomic demographic

Describe the worship service you attended. How was it similar to or different from your regular context?

So, this is actually an interesting one. It is the Spanish congregation that meets at my church’s buildlign. It is entirely comprised of Spanish speakers. Furthermore, no one is actually from Oakbrook, but people come from as far as Auruora. It was similar in the sense that they played songs that had their english counterpart with the exception of the decibel level. They turned up the music so loud! And the only instruments were the piano, drums and tamberines. The preaching was entirely in Spanish, as were the testimonies and transitions. I believe that it is the same denomination as the church I attend.

What did you find most interesting or appealing about the worship service?

It was awesome to see how lively people were getting in their worship. Music (as always) can be better, but they took what they had and ran with it. It was really encouraging seeing people worship in Spanish.

What did you find most disorienting or challenging about the worship service?

It was very very long. They didn’t really use the projectors for anything but the songs. So it was kind of hard to follow along with what the pastor was getting at. There were several components to the service that did not have a cohesive element to them.

What aspects of scripture or theology did the worship service illuminate for you that you had not perceived as clearly in your regular context?

My church is international, but it was really cool to see this sort of church unity as I saw here. There were only about 30 people at the service and it was a riot. It was very encouraging to see them actually live out the fruit of the Spirit in Love and Joy.