Please find a collection of resources to aid you while we worship apart. For links to at-home worship services prepared for ACC, please scroll down.

For other suggestions on worship and study, click the link below.

During this service we were delighted to welcome our nine confirmation students into the body of Christ. Thanks go to Rebecca Mosley, Vance Bicknell and Jeff Hollister for mentoring them through the confirmation process.

On this day, we remember Jesus’ last supper and his love for his friends. We invite you to plan a worship service at home, alone or with your household, including bible study, foot-washing, communion, and a meal together. 

Please find the recording of yesterday’s ACC Harvest Festival service in this link.  Blessings to you all.

Every Sunday, our technical team make improvements to the zoom service experience.  Although, unfortunately, often because of one glitch or other which has happened before or during the service. And so it was today! 

Please find the link (below) to the recording of today’s service – but know only the second half of the service is there.

Be with God and hope to see many of you next Sunday, in person or on zoom, for our Harvest Festival celebration.

Please find the link to today’s service recording here.

We thank Elizabeth Hudgin for leading and Dr. Derrick Matthews for preaching.

Thanks also goes to the zoom technical team, who each week work hard to improve the zoom experience.

Today’s service will be celebrated in-person in the ACC Sanctuary and shared live by Zoom. Rebecca Mosley will lead the service, with Fr. Oliver O’Brien preaching and Randall Stubbs bringing music.

A link to the recording will be added after the service. 

Today’s service will be celebrated in the ACC Sanctuary and shared live by Zoom. Erwin Kinsey will lead the service and Rebecca Mosley brings the sermon.

The service order is attached for those who cannot join by Zoom. A link to the recording will be added after the service. 

Today’s service was celebrated in the ACC Sanctuary for the first time in six months. Michael Murray led the service and Wendy Willmore brought the sermon.

The service was shared with the community by Zoom. A link to the recording is found here. 

Kindly find the attached order of service for this coming Sunday as prepared by Christy Rowe-Miller (service leader) and Daudi Mmssemmaa (Preacher).

May it be a blessing to you for the coming week.

Our service for this Sunday has been prepared by John Kraft. The sermon from Cynthia Holder Rich is on the audio, and she has also prepared a Holy Communion audio section. https://acc.or.tz/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/200906-ACC-Holy-Communion.m4a

Link to colouring sheets for the children: https://acc.or.tz/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/200906-ACC-Coloring-Sheets.pdf

Please find today’s worship service order, prepared by Eliel Gideon, and a recording of the sermon, prepared by Paul Mosley.

May God send his Holy Spirit to worship him in spirit and truth.

Please find today’s zoom service and the text of the sermon.

Thank you to Jessica and Philip for bringing us together.

May each and every one of you feel God’s loving presence in the coming week.

Please find the attached order of service for this coming Sunday as prepared by Eli Macha (service leader) and Mike Taylor (preacher).

May it be a blessing to you.

Dear ACC faith family,

This Sunday’s service is attached, with the service prepared by Moira Brehony (in Ireland) with a sermon from John Yoder (in America).  The sermon is both written and recorded.

It does seem so significant that while we are scattered around the world, we can still worship as one in the name of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. 

May we be one in Spirit in the coming week.

The August 2 service is prepared by Phillip Mvungi, with the sermon by Dr. Derrick Matthews.

May it be a blessing to you all.

Welcome to this time of worship, with a service designed for people of all ages, but with children in mind for this family service. Whether you are by yourself or meeting together with your family or household, we pray that you will know the presence of the Living God with you today. Rebecca Mosley prepared this service and Erwin Kinsey brings us the sermon.

Some children may find it difficult to just sit quietly and listen to the scripture readings and the sermon. They often need something to keep their hands busy so that their minds can be quiet and listen. At the end of this order of worship, there are some coloring pages, drawn from our scripture passages, for kids to decorate and help them hear the message better. You might want to print these in advance if you are able.

ACC has a WhatsApp group where these services are also made available. Usually only the Administrators of this group can post messages. This group will be open from 5 – 6 p.m. each Sunday for others to send prayer requests. Erwin Kinsey or another elder will be available to facilitate this prayer time.

If you wish to be a part of this group please click on the link given below.

For those who want to keep their contacts private, please change your privacy settings on your phone, as you cannot do that in the group.

Please find the worship service for this Sunday, with Jessica Shayo as service leader and Rebecca Mosley preaching.

ACC has a WhatsApp group where these services are also made available. Usually only the Administrators of this group can post messages. However,  starting from this Sunday, this group will be open from 5 – 6 p.m. each Sunday for others to send prayer requests. Erwin Kinsey or another elder will be available to facilitate this prayer time.

If you wish to be a part of this group please click on the link given below.

For those who want to keep their contacts private, please change your privacy settings on your phone, as you cannot do that in the group.

https://chat.whatsapp.com/Hsgx0VqthgbJNF8Y993tWa.

Welcome to all! We continue with our written guide to worship during this challenging time. We continue fervent prayers for all affected by the virus, for those who have lost a loved one, for our congregation, our country, and for all the world. We pray for God’s upholding hand during physical, emotional, and economic hard times. We beg for God’s mercy and grace.

Dear ACC congregation,

The at-home worship service for this Sunday, June 21^st  can be found at this link, prepared by Michael Murray (Service leader) and Mike Noel ( Preacher).  

If we were at ACC we would see the green coloured banners being used.  We are now in what is called ‘ordinary time’; the time after Pentecost.  Not ‘ordinary’ as in ‘usual’ or ‘common’; but a word coming from ‘ordinal’ or counted time. These 23 – 28 weeks until Christ the King Sunday in November is a time to focus on the mission and life of the church in the world, and the colour green is the symbol of growth and newness and renewal; as well as symbolizing the hope of new life in the resurrection.

While we yet cannot enter ACC and see the green church banners, we just need to look outside at the greenness there, and be in awe of God’s creation. 

And may we use this ‘ordinary time’ to be Christ’s hands and heart in our world.

Blessings on your coming week.

Susan

Click below to find the order of service and sermon for this coming Sunday service

This service was prepared by Monica John (service leader)

and Lisa Borden(Preacher).

It has been a difficult week, in Arusha and around the world. We long to gather as a body, to uphold one another in the apostles’ teaching and sharing, in the breaking of bread and prayer.

On the traditional church calendar, today is Trinity Sunday. Let us use this opportunity to embrace our unity. Those of us in Tanzania are kindly asked to begin worship at 10:30 am. Gather outside on your verandas if possible, that we might feel each others’ presence. From Ilboru down to Olasiti, Ngaramtoni across to Moshono, let our songs ring out as one.

All of us together, we shall overcome.

If you wish, you can also start your Sunday worship with a minute of silent prayer, thinking of those you may know who have died recently.

In God’s hands.

We invite you to start our Sunday worship with 2 minutes of silent prayer, remembering those we may know who have died recently. We place all those who have lost loved ones in God’s hands, praying for His strength and support during these difficult times.

Your offerings continue to be important. The ACC MPESA number has CHANGED to the one given below. Please do check that it is being given to the correct name as shown here.

Please only use this number.

ACC MPESA number +255 755 992 394 in the name of Nasieku Mollel (ACC Administrator’s last name).

Your offerings continue to be important. The ACC MPESA number has CHANGED to the one given below. Please do check that it is being given to the correct name as shown here.

Please only use this number.

ACC MPESA number +255 755 992 394 in the name of Nasieku Mollel (ACC Administrator’s last name).

This is a communion service so prepare some amount of bread and wine/grape juice enough for everyone in the service and light up a candle during the service. Scriptures and Hymns are provided below. For the hymns to get the music, vocals and lyrics there is a link to youtube for those who will
have access to the internet.

This service was prepared by Jessica Paul, with the sermon text from Eamonn Brehony.

About the image: African Gospel Art. The Life of Jesus Christ: An African Interpretation by the Mafa People in Cameroun. “Entitled The Good Shepherd”

This time of at-home worship offers you an opportunity to step into the Gospel story. Hear Jesus’ invitation to walk together for a while and listen for how he responds to what is burning in your heart. During this worship service, you might actually choose to get up and take a walk (if your circumstances allow) to pray about the Gospel lesson. If you cannot walk, have a journal beside you to write what you would say to Jesus.

Even though our ACC faith family may be scattered, even though we cannot meet at our church, we are thankful for all of God’s blessings in our lives; and thankful for the hope that comes in the celebration of this Easter season. 

You are welcome to use this service in part or in whole.

May God bless you today and in the days to come. 

Susan Simonson and the Worship Committee

Dear Friends in Christ:

In these trying times, we worship at home, confident that the love embraced as a congregation will sustain us while praying alone or in small groups. As always, we are one in the body of Christ.

Attached to this message, please find a PDF file with an Order of Worship for Easter Sunday. Scriptures, hymns and rites for this celebration are provided within. For those with internet access, videos with music, vocals and lyrics can be viewed by clicking on the blue hyperlinks. A small amount of bread and wine/grape juice is needed for communion. If you wish, sit in comfortable chairs around a coffee table. Place a cross on the table and light a candle.

Blessings and peace to all from the Worship Committee of Arusha Community Church.

Here is a guide for an at-home Good Friday service.

This service can be done with others or alone. To listen to the songs and the message, you will need an internet connection. You can also simply read the lyrics, or sing or play other songs that speak to you.

This is a Tenebrae (“darkness” in Latin) service: A quiet, contemplative service of darkness. Tenebrae services are usually done in the evening or night (when it’s dark), but you can do it any time. It will take about 45 minutes to an hour. It focuses on Christ’s crucifixion and death, so it is heavy and serious. However, there is no graphic content. Parents can decide if they want children to participate.

This worship guide is appropriate to use as part of, or before, your evening meal on Thursday, April 9, 2020. It is designed to be used by single person or by a household of two or more people, including school-aged children ages 8 and up.

A service order for family worship at the beginning of Holy Week: