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The RCCG Expanded Order of Service (EOS) has been made freely available for public use. This order of service contains approximately 350 items and is an upgraded, expanded version of the Short Order of Service that is available in several languages and which is celebrated worldwide by RCCG churches. This version is offered on Churchgists as a free download and is an excellent guide for service.
The Expanded Order of Service is a printable PDF that can be downloaded and printed out for use during Church services. The Expanded Order of Service contains all the elements of a traditional Order of Service, plus additional features to allow for more flexibility in how you use it.
The first page contains a blank space for writing in the date, time and location of the service. This page can be used as a cover page for the Order of Service if desired.
The second page contains a list of suggested hymns and songs that are appropriate to use during this service, with their corresponding number and title on the right hand side. This section also includes some prayers that you may wish to incorporate into your service, along with suggestions on how they might best be used in context with the rest of the order.
The third page contains spaces for listing what people are contributing toward buying flowers, candles or other decorations for whatever occasion led to this particular service being held (if applicable). It also has space reserved at the bottom where you may wish to include special notes about any specific parts of your service (e.g.; “We will be having communion today”).
With the growth of the church and fast global dimension and spread that the church has assumed over the years, it has become imperative that ministers and pastors operate under uniform order of service. This is against that back drop that with the increase in number of parishes, pastors and ministers from diverse backgrounds, the need to have uniformity of liturgical governance and operation for various services and ceremonies being held in the church cannot be overemphasized.
The RCCG Expanded Order of Service PDF is a document that helps you to plan your church service. It includes different elements like the opening prayer, sermon outline, songs and scripture readings. You can use this document to help you plan your own services or you can use it as a template for writing your own order of service.
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