Love lights the way at Christmas
Make Memories with Us this Christmas!
Christmas memories are made as we share special times with the people we love. At First Presbyterian Church we invite you be part of our church family in this special season. Share the love and laughter. Make new friends. Make memories with us as we journey to Bethlehem to see what God has done to come very close to us and to make us part of his family.
Journey Café Worship Opens Dec. 15 at 11:00 AM
Journey Café Worship is a new worship experience offered in the newly renovated worship space in our lower level. We call it the Journey Café. The space is quite extraordinary and creates a warm, open atmosphere that reflects the kind of community we are trying to engender. We hope to create a community where friendships can form, questions can be considered, and everyone will find acceptance.
Journey Café Worship is contemporary in style with a great worship band and savvy technology. Worshippers sit around café tables and there is a tasty (free!) snack bar. We have also made special provisions for children both in the new Café design and in the learning opportunities for young people.
Christmas Eve
Nothing is quite like Christmas Eve. Join us for worship on this Holy Night for either of two special services. Or come to both! Everyone is welcome on this night of wonders.
6:00 PM Family Service
The family service will meet in the inviting new Journey Café. Families and friends can sit around tables and enjoy a cup of coffee or cocoa as we celebrate Christ’ birth with our great Worship Band. (Expect both traditional carols and contemporary Christmas songs!) We will hear the story of Christ’ birth anew, hear a special Christmas message and give thanks with Christmas Communion and candle lighting during the singing of Silent Night. Welcome Jesus this Christmas with joy!
9:00 PM Traditional Service
The 9:00 PM service has an almost mystical quality about it as we welcome the Christ child in our beautiful sanctuary. Our classic Christmas Eve service is set with traditional carols, the scripture readings that tell of the birth of the Christ child, a special Christmas Eve message, Christmas Communion and candle lighting during the singing of Silent Night. Come welcome the Lord in beauty and in peace on Christmas Eve with us.
Christmas cheer at 9:00 and 11:00 each week
We offer worship in two styles in two different settings each Sunday. Our Traditional service (9:00 AM) is classic with hymns, a wonderful pipe organ and fabulous choir! Our new Journey Café Worship (11:00 AM) has a great worship band, multimedia presentation, and special opportunities for children in a café setting.
Our two worship services have a special joy during the Advent and Christmas seasons. We like to deck our halls! Look for an enormous Christmas tree decked with white lights and chrismons at the entrance of the Sanctuary and greens surrounding the worship space. Likewise the Journey Cafe is decorated with glistening trees, twinkling wreaths and icicle lights strung through the rafters! Sweet, familiar songs and carols are sung at both services and the Advent Candles remind us we are getting closer to Christmas each week.
Join us for worship each Sunday of Advent:
9:00 AM Traditional Worship
11:00 AM Contemporary Coffee House Worship
Check out our Children and Youth Christmas happenings!
Our Children’s and Youth programs have lots of special things happening during the Christmas Season and beyond. Music and More (our kid’s music club) will resume in January as they enjoy music, crafts, Bible stories games and more each Monday at 4:00 PM. Our Youth Group (grades 5 – 12) is currently going all out to celebrate the season. You can check out our programs for kids here!
