What Makes Seven Oaks Special?
What Makes Seven Oaks Special?
The first Sunday we visited SOPC, I felt the welcome and warmth that we were looking for. We enjoyed the music and the message. There were other children we thought that maybe it was a place to raise our children.
— Ernie and Julie B.
- I have gone to this church for x years and wouldn't consider another.
- Our distinguishing feature is our 40-foot-tall steeple encasing a beautiful set of chimes that play a hymn every hour.
- Visit once you'll never forget it.
- I was hooked on this church from my first visit—the friendliest church you’ll ever. find
- The music alone is worth your visit.
- Our refurbished pipe organ will knock your socks off.
- The sermons hit the ball out of the park every Sunday.
- Our children worship in the sanctuary with us. They are well-behaved and add diversity to our service.
- Want to meet someone special? Line up a meeting with our pastor.
- Our beautiful 8-acre campus sets the stage for the worship within.
- The sanctuary exudes holiness. I go there to pray in solitude during the week.
- Our fellowship meals together are top drawer.
- For a welcome change to our excellent traditional services, try some fresh at our 80 seat outdoor pavilion.
- Our convenient location with ample parking makes my day.
- Our music director presents a variety of music from handbells, soloists, instrumentalists and the choir. He handcrafts the perfect sequence of music and composes his own music and arrangements.
- Our adult Sunday School class is participative and stimulating.
- I love my small group and there are a variety to choose from.
- You will be buoyed up by all of our missions’ programs.
- There is a special talent for you to serve God at Seven Oaks and we will help you find it.
- A bit anxious about walking into our sanctuary for the first time? Call the church office and we will arrange for a host to greet you.
- I haven't met a person yet whose eye contact doesn’t reveal the presence of Christ.
- Inspiring, inspiring, inspiring. Seven Oaks has changed my life.
- I used to think that going to church was an obligation. Now I see it as a wonderful opportunity to grow in my discipleship.
- My spirituality has soared since coming to Seven Oaks.
- The members of Seven Oaks speak to the heart rather than some mind game.
Seven Oaks is a church that seems to always be doing the right thing. Its members care for each other in times of need. They join together in prayer for one another. They reach out into the community and provide food, clothes, or shelter to those in need, and support justice work in the Midlands. Seven Oaks church actually lives out the teachings of Jesus. Seven Oaks makes the surrounding community better!
— Anonymous (BenS.)
Seven Oaks Presbyterian Church is part of our family. We moved here from Charlotte, and after visiting several churches, we joined a big church downtown. It was great until we wanted to be involved in several afternoon and evening programs with our children. With a spouse that traveled frequently, I longed for a church a little closer to home. The first Sunday we visited SOPC, I felt the welcome and warmth that we were looking for. We enjoyed the music and the message. There were other children there so we thought that maybe it was a place to raise our children. Since joining in the 80’s, we have always felt that SOPC was our home, and the congregation our family. SOPC continues to share the good news of Christ, and care for those who enter. It always feels likecoming home.
— Julie and Ernie Bussells
We have a lot of kind and caring people at Seven Oaks Presbyterian. When someone is seriously ill oloses a loved one, our members rally around them and their families. They bring meals, they call, they send cards, they visit. Knowing that people care really means a lot when you’re going through something like that.
— Anonymous (BenS.)
I enjoy membership at SOPC because of the many Community Outreach projects it supports.
— Julie and Ernie Bussells
- I love SOPC because they truly care about every members well-being.
- I love SOPC because it has become a safe place for my children and me.
- I love SOPC for the generosity of the members when my family needed it the most.
- They never pre-judged me for my past; they just welcomed me in with open arms.
— Josie Wilkes
It’s hard to pinpoint. You really have to experience what we have in person. When you visit, you will sense a presence, an aura, a feeling of contentment, like the missing element in your life that you knew needed filling but didn’t know how to find. Is it the warm and friendly people welcoming you? Is it the ambiance of our beautiful sanctuary and the music emanating from our magnificent pipe organ? Is it a new insight that you received from our pastor’s sermon? Is it the mystery of the Holy Spirit pervading your soul? Is it an awareness that all of the Saints of Seven Oaks who preceded us are still surrounding us with their love? Is it the hope that God has a plan for our church that the Next Generation will embrace? Whatever it is, you’ll be back for more. And perhaps that is the most special thing—that by your continuing participation and membership, you will come into the fullness of being a disciple of Christ and a vital part of God’s Kingdom here, now, and forever.
— Ed K.