Who determines service times and why does everyone agree with it??

[CaptWalker]

Simple question that probably 99.9 % of most lazy Christians will answer the same way, but I'll ask anyway. And that is why has the start time for Sunday morning services always been 11AM,  when I'm usually wide awake by 7 at the latest(even without coffee) and ready to go for an early morning service, which I feel is the very least i can do for my Lord/Saviour who has already done way more than enough for me... just curious??

Edited October 13, 2024 by CaptWalker

[NConly]

Find a big church that has many people and small accommodations; they will rune two services one is around 7am. Not sure about the quality though,

[Deborah_]

5 hours ago, CaptWalker said:

why has the start time for Sunday morning services always been 11AM,

Because it's a long-standing custom and very difficult to change - simply because the church members have already organised their lives around that service time and don't want to have to re-organise them.

But having said that, there are plenty of churches that meet at different times - you just have to go and look for them. Many churches have a congregation too large for their building and split the morning service into two, with the first one starting at around 9 am. And I've seen many newer churches that meet at 10.00 or 10.30.

[Tristen]

8 hours ago, CaptWalker said:

Simple question that probably 99.9 % of most lazy Christians will answer the same way, but I'll ask anyway.

Seems somewhat counter-productive to pre-emptively antagonize potential responders.

 

8 hours ago, CaptWalker said:

why has the start time for Sunday morning services always been 11AM

I don't remember ever seeing this service "start time". Maybe it's a local tradition.

 

8 hours ago, CaptWalker said:

when I'm usually wide awake by 7 at the latest(even without coffee) and ready to go for an early morning service

But you and your needs are not the only ones to accommodate.

Perhaps you could spend time with God before the service - such that you might be in better condition to both contribute and receive during the service (or is that the "lazy" option?).

[JohnD]

Tradition.

[other one]

Our church meets for donuts and coffee at 9:00 and sundayschool starts at 9:30 and ends at 10:20..  That gives us 10 minutes to get into the sanctuary, and Church service starts at 10:30 and is rarely over before 12:00.

[MomBearTo4]

Traditionally the 11 am morning worship service start time was to give farmers time to do all of their required daily chores, eat breakfast, clean up, and get to church on time.  

 

My church's morning worship service starts at 10 am with Sunday School after that, which is the first time I've ever seen Sunday School start after church at a church I have been to. 

[farouk]

On 10/13/2024 at 5:32 PM, Tristen said:

Seems somewhat counter-productive to pre-emptively antagonize potential responders.

 

I don't remember ever seeing this service "start time". Maybe it's a local tradition.

 

But you and your needs are not the only ones to accommodate.

Perhaps you could spend time with God before the service - such that you might be in better condition to both contribute and receive during the service (or is that the "lazy" option?).

Hi @Tristen The main thing is for the most suitable and convenient time locally for the believers to practise Acts 2.42 principles, and make sure indeed that they are not 'forsaking the assembling of ourselves together' (Hebrews 10.25).

[missmuffet]

On 10/13/2024 at 6:08 AM, CaptWalker said:

Simple question that probably 99.9 % of most lazy Christians will answer the same way, but I'll ask anyway. And that is why has the start time for Sunday morning services always been 11AM,  when I'm usually wide awake by 7 at the latest(even without coffee) and ready to go for an early morning service, which I feel is the very least i can do for my Lord/Saviour who has already done way more than enough for me... just curious??

"probably 99.9 % of most lazy Christians". I consider that name calling. Not such a good thing to do as a Christian.

[teddyv]

Churches I attend, or have attended, almost always been 10am. Sometime 9:30 or 11.

As others say, most likely a tradition. Might stem from when we were more agricultural - in order to get the morning chores in? Or travel time when people needed to get there by walking 

Edited November 1, 2024 by teddyv
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