Kirk in the Hills

Our Sanctuary Service is a formal worship experience every Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m. (first Sunday after Labor Day through mid-June) and at 11:00 a.m. year-round. If you've never attended our Sanctuary service, click here to learn more about our Order of Worship. The service is enhanced by the Chancel Choir, which is comprised of both professional and volunteer musicians.  Between the 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. services (mid-September through mid-June), a coffee hour is held in Heritage Hall, sponsored by the Board of Deacons. Coffee hour during the summer months is held on our front patio under the umbrellas, weather permitting. Parking for the Sanctuary is at the east end of the campus.

The St. Andrew’s Service (first Sunday after Labor Day through
mid-June) is a worship service for people of all ages and stages of faith, held in an informal atmosphere in the Refectory (at the west
end of the campus) at 9:00 a.m.  Children in grades 1 – 5 attend St. Andrew's service (SAS) for the first fifteen minutes of the service.  After the children’s message they are dismissed to their Sunday School classes in our "Journeys" program.  The St. Andrew’s Café, which is held following the service, is an opportunity for worshippers to enjoy fellowship with each other and the pastors, over coffee and snacks. The west end parking lot makes it easy for families with young children to access the Refectory and Sunday School classrooms.

Cedarholm Chapel Communion Service is held the first Sunday of each month at 8:00 a.m.  This is a short, welcoming worship service with hymns, communion, and a brief meditation. The Cedarholm Chapel is located in the Kirk House at the center of the campus.

A Taizé Worship Service is held September-June on the third Tuesday
of each month at 6:30 p.m. in Melrose Chapel.  This service is a 30-minute quiet, meditative candlelight service that features simple hymns, scripture readings, a period of silent meditation and prayers of intercession. This style of service is a special way to become more peaceful and connected to God.

Summer Garden Service (mid-June through Labor Day) 
is held each Sunday throughout the summer at 9:15 a.m.
in the natural beauty of our Columbarium garden. This 45-minute service, followed by fellowship and refreshments under the umbrellas on the front patio, allows young and old to worship outdoors during our glorious Michigan summers. Seating is available, but many bring their own folding chairs and blankets. Families are welcome (the Pastor offers a special message to our children); childcare is provided for infants, toddlers and preschool-aged children. Parking at the east end of the campus allows for easy access to the Columbarium garden, or for families with small children needing childcare, park at the west end of the campus. In case of rain, the service is held in the Sanctuary.

Special services are held throughout the year on Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve.