Church Rules of Decency and Ethics
The church is a gathering of God's children, brothers and sisters in Christ, who are called to unity in love for God and one another. The church is not a zone of prohibitions and fears, but a space of glorious liberty of the children of God (Rom. 8:21). To preserve this gift of liberty and freedom, you must remember - do not blame others in the church meetings, do not monitor their behavior, clothing, and other features. Do not make stingy remarks to anyone for any reason. If you don’t like something, please, contact the leaders of the church.
A man or woman who comes to a church service needs to be dressed neatly, decently, and cleanly, just as he or she dresses to attend any other serious public venue or important event.
It must be remembered that true freedom is not anarchy, not permissiveness, and not everyone’s right to do what he or she considers right. True freedom for any person is gained only in submission to the will of the Creator, and in love and respect for Him and for our neighbor. Therefore, the church, out of respect and reverence for its Creator, and a desire to fulfill His Word, has a standard of decent behavior and appearance for everyone attending church meetings, established on the basis of the Bible and common sense. We urge you to adhere to this standard, expressing your respect, reverence and love for God, His Word, and also for each other.
We ask everyone attending our church services to please obey the following rules:
1. Treat others with honor, respect, and friendliness.
2. Be respectful to ushers, and follow their directions.
3. Do not possess any kind of weapon, alcoholic beverage, or illegal or recreational drugs or tobacco. Church members are not allowed to use alcohol and any kind of drugs or tobacco for recreational purposes anytime.
4. Do not chew gum indoors.
5. Turn off your cell phone and all other electronic devices during services.
6. Dress modestly. Do not wear jeans, work or exercise clothing, or sneakers to services.
7. Do not wear clothing with words or pictures to services (small brand logos are an exception).
8. Do not dress in clothing of the opposite sex.
9. Do not come to services wearing any kind of jewelry, including rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, etc.
10. Do not change the natural color of your hair by any means. Church members and regular attendees, who did so, must return to their natural hair color.
11. Do not come to church services with colored lips, eyes, or nails. Church members should not color their lips, eyes or nails, or dress indecently or improperly, even outside of the church property.
12. Church members are not allowed to make any kind of tattoos, cuts or piercings on their body (including piercings for earrings).
Guidelines for Women and Girls:
1. Wear a head covering. Please note that a thin strip of fabric on the head is not a head covering.
2. Dress modestly. Clothing must not be transparent or too tight. It must cover your chest, breasts, back, belly, shoulders, and upper arms. Clothing cutouts and necklines must be decent and not reveal the aforementioned body parts.
3. Do not wear shorts or any kinds of pants but a modest dress or skirt that covers your knees.
4. Women who are church members and regular attendees should not cut their hair short but grow it out, as Scripture teaches.
5. Women should not wear fake nails or fake eyelashes.
Guidelines for Men and Boys:
1. Wear modest, preferably formal, pants. Do not come to services in shorts, exercise clothing, baggy pants, drooping pants, pants with holes, etc.
2. Do not wear sleeveless or short-sleeved shirts.
3. Do not wear any kind of hat indoors.
4. Men who are church members and regular attendees should not grow their hair long but cut it regularly, as Scripture teaches. Men should not shave or closely cut hair on the templates, or around the head, and leave it just on the top of the head. Such pagan practices are not permitted in the Holy Scriptures.
5. Men should not disfigure the edges of their beards, by shaving out some parts of the beards, and leaving others, or by shaving different patterns out of their beards. Such pagan practices are not permitted in the Holy Scriptures.
The church is a gathering of God's children, brothers and sisters in Christ, who are called to unity in love for God and one another. The church is not a zone of prohibitions and fears, but a space of glorious liberty of the children of God (Rom. 8:21). To preserve this gift of liberty and freedom, you must remember - do not blame others in the church meetings, do not monitor their behavior, clothing, and other features. Do not make stingy remarks to anyone for any reason. If you don’t like something, please, contact the leaders of the church.
A man or woman who comes to a church service needs to be dressed neatly, decently, and cleanly, just as he or she dresses to attend any other serious public venue or important event.
It must be remembered that true freedom is not anarchy, not permissiveness, and not everyone’s right to do what he or she considers right. True freedom for any person is gained only in submission to the will of the Creator, and in love and respect for Him and for our neighbor. Therefore, the church, out of respect and reverence for its Creator, and a desire to fulfill His Word, has a standard of decent behavior and appearance for everyone attending church meetings, established on the basis of the Bible and common sense. We urge you to adhere to this standard, expressing your respect, reverence and love for God, His Word, and also for each other.
We ask everyone attending our church services to please obey the following rules:
1. Treat others with honor, respect, and friendliness.
2. Be respectful to ushers, and follow their directions.
3. Do not possess any kind of weapon, alcoholic beverage, or illegal or recreational drugs or tobacco. Church members are not allowed to use alcohol and any kind of drugs or tobacco for recreational purposes anytime.
4. Do not chew gum indoors.
5. Turn off your cell phone and all other electronic devices during services.
6. Dress modestly. Do not wear jeans, work or exercise clothing, or sneakers to services.
7. Do not wear clothing with words or pictures to services (small brand logos are an exception).
8. Do not dress in clothing of the opposite sex.
9. Do not come to services wearing any kind of jewelry, including rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, etc.
10. Do not change the natural color of your hair by any means. Church members and regular attendees, who did so, must return to their natural hair color.
11. Do not come to church services with colored lips, eyes, or nails. Church members should not color their lips, eyes or nails, or dress indecently or improperly, even outside of the church property.
12. Church members are not allowed to make any kind of tattoos, cuts or piercings on their body (including piercings for earrings).
Guidelines for Women and Girls:
1. Wear a head covering. Please note that a thin strip of fabric on the head is not a head covering.
2. Dress modestly. Clothing must not be transparent or too tight. It must cover your chest, breasts, back, belly, shoulders, and upper arms. Clothing cutouts and necklines must be decent and not reveal the aforementioned body parts.
3. Do not wear shorts or any kinds of pants but a modest dress or skirt that covers your knees.
4. Women who are church members and regular attendees should not cut their hair short but grow it out, as Scripture teaches.
5. Women should not wear fake nails or fake eyelashes.
Guidelines for Men and Boys:
1. Wear modest, preferably formal, pants. Do not come to services in shorts, exercise clothing, baggy pants, drooping pants, pants with holes, etc.
2. Do not wear sleeveless or short-sleeved shirts.
3. Do not wear any kind of hat indoors.
4. Men who are church members and regular attendees should not grow their hair long but cut it regularly, as Scripture teaches. Men should not shave or closely cut hair on the templates, or around the head, and leave it just on the top of the head. Such pagan practices are not permitted in the Holy Scriptures.
5. Men should not disfigure the edges of their beards, by shaving out some parts of the beards, and leaving others, or by shaving different patterns out of their beards. Such pagan practices are not permitted in the Holy Scriptures.