Christmas Eve 2023
You are welcome here!
Join us in-person or online at 5 pm or 10 pm.
5 pm Family Christmas Eve Celebration
Intergenerational worship with Christmas carols, a participative telling of the birth of Jesus, and singing Silent Night by candlelight.
10 pm Candlelight Christmas Eve Celebration
A traditional service with carols and a Christmas message featuring guest musician, oboist Anthony Afful.
Anthony Afful is a professional musician with a wealth of experience playing music in a wide array of musical genres, ranging from J.S. Bach to Fela Kuti. With a recently earned Master's Degree in oboe performance from Bowling Green State University, Anthony has gained experience working with some of contemporary music's leading thoughts and concepts.
Join us for a serene extended prelude program of holiday music performed by Anthony. Then continue the evening with our beautiful Candlelight Christmas Eve worship—including traditional carols, special arrangements composed by Dan Forrest and Howard Helvey and sung by the Chancel Choir, and,d of course, our magnificent Silent Night candle-lighting ceremony. The prelude begins at 9:45 pm, with worship starting at 10 pm.
