What to Expect

When you visit ICON you can expect a vibrant worship experience.  Our worship services are cutting edge, tradition rich, art embracing, and Christ Centered.  If you were raised in any church you will find things that are familiar and you will find some things that are new to you. ICON is a creative convergence of many different styles of worship.

Music: True to our Methodist heritage ICON loves to sing.  Some people that have visited have said that we sing too much and too loud.  We take that as a compliment.  We sing many “contemporary” Christian worship songs as well as revamp traditional Christian hymns.  Our worship band is BANNER, led by Jeb Hunt, and is a progressive rock band that encourages the full congregation to be involved in the music.

Preaching: The sermons at ICON are biblically based and culturally relevant.  They build on scriptural themes, usually from the Revised Common Lectionary.  Inspiring sermons are usually provided by the Reverend Geoffrey Lentz with occasional guest preachers including the Rev. Dr. Wesley H. Wachob, senior pastor of FUMC and the Rev. Karen Evan, Minister of Spiritual Formation at FUMC.

Dress: Most people come to ICON dressed very casual, but you will find a wide continuum of dress from suits to beach attire.  We don’t think God is very concerned about the state of your clothing, but the state of your heart.

Location: ICON meets in the beautifully restored Wesley Abbey of First United Methodist Church on the corner of Palafox and Wright Street.  This building is attached to the Historic Governor Perry Home where congregants gather for fellowship and coffee before and after services in the Perry Home Coffee House.  The two buildings were used as the Scottish Rite Masonic Temple from 1922-2008.  The worship space is modern in design with flexible seating, yet it maintains many of the traditional, Gothic design elements of the main sanctuary.  We are blessed with many parking places and lots surrounding the church and down Palafox St.  Because we are an urban church, there is not one lot but many interconnected places.  The parking lot map maybe helpful in finding a place.