St Thomas lively band worship - Video News

Imagine this scene: a band consist of young people is playing pop music on the big stage with lighting effects. Various instruments are included like guitar, bass, drum, violoncello, harp and so on. The audience is singing together with the band and swinging with the melody. The whole place seems to be the heaven of music. Guess where we are?

You might think we are in the live house or concert, but actually, we are in the St Thomas’ church which located in the heart of Newcastle. For many people, when they think of worship, the picture comes to their mind might be groups of people wearing robes sing a mix of hymns and praise songs with the piano and organ. It’s the typical scene of traditional worship. In church culture, “traditional” and “contemporary” are terms that are frequently used to describe the style of worship in churches. But the truth of the matter is, every church does things differently. For St Thomas’ church, their worship style is more modern, involved and impressive. The church builds a close connection with people and makes them immersed deeply.