Reston Bible Church

Reston Bible Church
11979 North Shore Drive
Reston, Virginia 20190

Services:
Saturday - 6:00p.m.
Sign Language interpretation available
Espanol - Main Campus Room 111
Nursery for Infants and Toddlers
Quest church for children 2 yrs old through 6th grade

Sunday - 8:15a.m., 10:00a.m., and 11:45a.m.
Nursery for Infants and Toddlers
Sunday School classes for children 2 yrs through 6th grade

Junior High - 10:00a.m. - 11:45a.m.
South Campus - GAP

Senior High - 11:30a.m. - 1:00p.m.
South Campus - GAP

Adult Electives - 10:00a.m. & 11:45a.m.
South Campus

Service I attended: Thursday Evening Special Performance- Coffeehouse- a theatrical piece with music
Congregation: Mostly Caucasian, middle-aged, young families and singles

Overall Church: This special performance,"Conversations" was really fun! Members converted a room off the sanctuary into an actual,working coffeehouse that sold Starbucks-type treats and great coffee. It was the real deal - down to the furnishings and counters. Not only did this help set the mood for the performance to come, but it was a great way to mingle before the show.

How they describe themselves on their website: "Reston Bible Church is a non-denominational church located in Reston Virginia. We were founded 30 years ago in June of 1974 by our Senior Pastor Mike Minter and his wife Kay. RBC is a bible-believing and preaching church with a passion for impacting the lives of those living in the community around us. We have a variety of ministries for people to get involved in to be ministered to or minister to someone else."

Band set-up: Bass, drums, piano, acoustic guitars.

Overall band: These were really good musicians playing secular songs from the last few decades and a few originals, all of which were incorporated into a drama. The songs provided an interesting interlude between scenes. The vocals were very good - the tight harmonies made me wonder whether singers the might be related. At the end of the production the choir and cast came on stage - and, yes, more excellent vocals.

The theatrical nature of the production gave a good feel for what this church is capable of artistically - very good stuff seems to be happening here. The drama was written in-house. The setting - a coffeehouse - was totally realistic,almost as if furniture and accessories had been lifted from a local establishment. The actual play had a dramatic scenes interspersed with related testimony from selected parishioners. These parishioners who 'overheard' the actors scene in the coffeehouse and then told their own personal story of faith. It was a concept that could have been awkward but instead was extremely powerful.

Would I go back? Yes. Though this was a special event I really enjoyed the quality of the musicianianship of th band and the choir. The sound system was fine and though it wasn't a regular service, I'll bet the vocals and instrumentalists are top-notch. NOTE: I wasn't able to tell from the church website if the band plays on a regular basis for all services, or only on special occasions. Please call the church to get the most up-to-date info on music at services.

Learn more: http://www.restonbible.org/index.asp
11979 North Shore Drive
Reston, Virginia 20190