We invite you to join us in this beautiful mess we call life.

On most Sundays, it’ll seem pretty normal — although, nothing is totally normal at Pathway. There are those Sundays when our Creative Team will interrupt and encourage us with something beautiful, unexpected, and inspiring.

Don’t be surprised.

That doesn’t seem too extraordinary. But at Pathway, making music is not left to the professionals while the rest of us watch. We have several deacons of worship, each with their own style and preferences, and we have a lay worship band, open to anybody.

From one week to the next, the music we make can be pretty different from the last.  

Play seems to be a priority at Pathway. We don’t take ourselves too seriously. And if there’s something to celebrate, we’re all over it. We have Nerf nights, Super Bowl parties, and countless other crazy fun things that we do together.

Outbursts of laughter — outbursts in general, actually — are commonplace.

Pathway is chock-full of people who have been profoundly impacted by the prayers of others. It’s true. We have this crazy emphasis on prayer. And it shows up in hundreds of ways. If you ever wanted to know what the phrase “pray without ceasing” meant, you’ll get a good sense of it at Pathway.

We actually believe the Creator hears us and cares deeply about what we have to say.

When little kids make noise, they’re often hushed. Especially in a sanctuary. But at Pathway, we welcome and celebrate those sounds. We value kids. We include kids. We invest in kids. There’s a lot that our kids will learn from those older. And, at Pathway, there’s a lot we get to learn from them.

We think this is partly what Jesus had in mind when he said “Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.”

If there’s anything we like to share together at Pathway, it’s a meal. We actually have a Festival of Food. Every month.

Meals matter. Grace matters. We believe they’re linked.

Pathway is not a Sunday-only kind of place. People here are pretty engaged. In fact, every few weeks we have an open participation service. You know those uncomfortably long moments of silence when an open mic sits empty? Well, never at Pathway. It’s really quite astounding.

The stories of God at work in us never end. And so we never stop telling them.

That’s not some spiritual platitude. Not at Pathway. When Kim needed a wheelchair ramp, it got built. When Lynn needed a new roof, we tore the old one off and put a new one on. When Don wanted a new deck, we built one for him (and now we have an annual Deck Party at Don’s house).

There are dozens of these stories at Pathway.

Yep. You read that right. Once a year, we close down our church building, move out to Lake Michigan, and camp together. For a whole week. Sometimes longer. The whole church community.

Mic drop.